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Little Red Hen's Great Escape

Elizabeth Dale, Andrew Painter (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427177216

Little Red Hen knows something is wrong when she sees the bulldozers arrive on the farm! How can she find out what the farmer is up to when the other animals are all too lazy to help!

Jungle Tiger Cat

Marilyn K. Frankford (author) Barbara Dragony (illustrator)

Publisher: Kaeden Books ISBN: 9781641323956

A house cat lives the life of a wild tiger thanks to its vivid imagination.

The Magic Trapdoor

M.R. Nelson (author) Katie Mazeika (illustrator)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781532408212

When a boy loses his best car under his bed, he discovers a magic trap door that will take him to the past. In this first adventure, the trap door opens into the time of the dinosaurs. In Magic Trapdoor Beginning Readers, short and simple sentences tell an exciting story. Call-out text boxes expand the learning experience with nonfiction text designed for a parent, teacher or older sibling to read.

Little Red Riding Hood

Calee M. Lee (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781623953669

Make sure you don't stop and talk to strangers! The classic story of Little Red Riding Hood has been retold with simple, rhythmic sentences for beginning readers and fairy tale lovers alike.

Goldilocks & the Three Bears

Calee M. Lee (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781623953461

Someone has been eating my porridge! The classic fairy tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears has been retold with simple, rhythmic sentences for beginning readers. Discover Fairy Tales are familiar stories with cute illustrations, perfect for early readers and fairy tale lovers alike.

Cinderella

Calee M. Lee (author)

Publisher: Xist Publishing ISBN: 9781623953294

When the clock strikes 12, the spell will be broken! The classic fairy tale of Cinderella has been retold with simple, rhythmic sentences for beginning readers and fairy tale lovers alike.

Unicorns

Ashley Gish (author)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781640003552

A basic exploration of the appearance, behaviors, and origins of unicorns, the spiral-horned mythological creatures known for their benevolence. Also included is a story from folklore about a unicorn’s generosity.

Leprechauns

Ashley Gish (author)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781640003538

A basic exploration of the appearance, behaviors, and origins of leprechauns, the small, humanlike mythological creatures known for their mischievousness. Also included is a story from folklore about how a leprechaun tricked a farmer.

Mermaids

Ashley Gish (author)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781640003545

A basic exploration of the appearance, behaviors, and origins of mermaids, the aquatic mythological creatures known for their singing. Also included is a story from folklore about how a mermaid returned a beggar’s kindness.

Dragons

Ashley Gish (author)

Publisher: The Creative Company ISBN: 9781640003521

A basic exploration of the appearance, behaviors, and origins of dragons, the scaly mythological creatures known for their ability to fly. Also included is a story from folklore about the defeat of a dragon named Lindwurm.

A Tooth Tale

Christine L. Henderson (author) Mark Corcoran (illustrator)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781682389089

David and the Tooth Fairy resolve a misunderstanding.

The Apple-Pie Monster

Karen L. Kessler (author) Nancy Cote (illustrator)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781682385111

The townspeople have run out of apples but the monster demands an apple pie every day . . . who can help?

A Cat Came Fiddling

Highlights for Children (author) Antonenkov (illustrator)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781682383957

The animals host a wedding between a mouse and a bumblebee.

Capturing Unicorns

Tim Myers (author) Matt Collins (illustrator)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781682380123

Can the young messenger help a great sculptor create a statue for the king?

Everella's Wand and Other Fairy Tale Stories

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374977

Fairy tales! A young fairy becomes selfish and loses her powers. Can she earn them back? Curley needs clean uniforms to deliver mail, but the dry cleaner is closed for the week. His sister supplies him with fairy tale costumes to make his mail deliveries! A lazy man is visited by a lazy fairy godmother, and an ambitious girl finds a job along with a fantastic adventure! Stories by Marjorie R. Sheffer, Linda Kao, Bradford H. Robie, and Maggie Murphy.

Burro's Tortillas

Terri Fields (author), Sherry Rogers (illustrator)

Publisher: Arbordale Publishing ISBN: 9781607180203

What do you get when you cross The Little Red Hen with a burro and his friends? Burro's Tortillas! In this humorous Southwestern retelling of a childhood favorite, Burro finds it difficult to get any help from his friends as he diligently works to turn corn into tortillas. Young children will love the repetition; older children will enjoy the book's many puns. In addition to its Southwestern "flavor," the delightful story imparts an accurate picture of the traditional way that tortillas are made. A Spanish/English glossary and a simple recipe for making tortillas are included in the "For Creative Minds" section.

Watch Out For Wolfgang

Paul Carrick (Illustrator) (author)

Publisher: Charlesbridge ISBN: 9781570916892

Paul Carrick recycles The Three Little Pigs into a humorous fractured fairy tale about being yourself. An old mother robot sends her three sons, Rod, Slick, and Dudley, out into the world to seek their fortunes. But Wolfgang the Recycler is after them for their precious parts. How will the three robots protect themselves and their factories from clever Wolfgang?

Eyes of the Dragon and Other Scaly Stories

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374816

Scaly dragons! A Chinese folktale tells about a grateful dragon who gives a girl an impossible gift. Lily brings Dragon in to school. A little girl follows a treasure map past a dragon! Tex and Indi go to a festival in Chinatown to see a parade and a dancing dragon. What would you do if you met a dragon? Would you try to make friends? Stories by Camille S. Phillips, Lissa Rovetch, Marilyn Kratz, and Eileen Spinelli.

The Magic Box and Other Magical Stories

Highlights for Children (author)

Publisher: Highlights ISBN: 9781684374823

Enchanting tales! Jonah shows Linda a magical box! A fable tells of a magical tree that creates moonfish. While trying to learn magic tricks, Rabbit accidentally casts a spell on himself. A boy is rewarded for his good deed with a magical paper boat that promises to save them. Learn about visiting a magical place any time you like.  Stories by Marianne Mitchell, Joy Cowley, Maggie Murphy, Marilyn Bolchunos, and Marilyn Kratz.

Princess Frog

Galia Bernstein, Enid Richemont (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175557

A princess, bored with her princess duties and fancy clothes, longs for freedom and adventure. Actually, she would prefer to be a frog! But then she falls in love.

Rapunzel and the Billy Goats

Simona Sanfilippo, Hilary Robinson (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427192264

Rapunzel is trapped in a high tower by a wicked troll. The three billy goats want to help her but the troll won't let them cross the bridge! A handsome prince rides by on his horse. Will he be able to help the trapped princess?

The Paper Wagon

Martha Attema (author), Graham Ross (illustrator)

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers ISBN: 9781551437699

The rooster has been kidnapped by the fox. What is the little hen to do? Go to the shed and build a paper wagon, that's what. With two Herculean mice in place of horses, the little hen heads for the fox's house deep in the forest. On the way, she is joined by a cat, a brick, a needle and a hairy spider, all desperate for a ride. Will they be able to complete the rescue? This is a retelling of a Dutch fairy tale.

Sleeping Beauty - 100 Years Later

Laura North (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175564

What happens when Sleeping Beauty really does sleep for a hundred years? She finds the world a very different place when she finally wakes up!

The Princess and the Frozen Peas

Laura North (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175588

A princess is horrified when a cranky, old king arrives at the palace intending to marry her. She must first pass the frozen peas test to prove she is a real princess. But does she want to?

The Lovely Duckling

Penny Dolan (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427175571

A fabulous retelling of the Ugly Duckling in which a family of ducklings are all born a little bit strange, except for one called Beauty!