shipping is extra.
LEGENDS OF LONG AGO, includes Epics and Hero Tales, American Tall Tales,
Mythology (Pandora, King Midas, Perseus, Golden Fleece, Icarus, Pyramus,
Pygmalion, and more), Arabian Nights, hb, volume 7 of the Young Folks
Shelf of Books, 370 pp, exc cond,$6
THE DANCING PALM TREE AND OTHER NIGERIAN FOLKTALES, hb, woodcuts, name
/address inside cover, exc cond, "Eleven tales told to author by a young
Nigerian student. Each tale has a moral. Author is an award-winning
storyteller." $10
BEST LOVED FABLES OF AESOP, Jacobs, xlib, pb, Grolier 1967, engravings by
Tenniel and Wolf, $4
ONCE UPON A TIME, hb, includes Fables and Folk Tales from around the
world: Jataka Tales of India, Ireland, England, Germany, France, Spain,
Norway, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Korea, Japan, China, Turkey, Africa,
American Indians, Latin America, Canada, USA as well as some modern fairy
tales by Kipling, Sandburg and Pyle, 372 pp, Volume 2 of the Young Folks
Shelf of Books, exc cond, $10
THE RANDOM HOUSE BOOK OF FAIRY TALES, adapted by Amy Ehrlich, illus by
Goode, 8 x 10 hb, dj, exc cond, 1985, 208 pp, looks like new except for
the gift inscription,"Beautiful oversized volume of classic fairy tales,
including "Emperor"s New Clothes", "Rapunzel", "Beauty and the Beast",
Hansel and Gretel", "Rumplestiltskin", "Thumbelina", "Red Riding Hood",
and others. $15
CHINYE, A WEST AFRICAN FOLK TALE, 8 x 10, 1994, colorful, exc cond, sc,
Viking press, $4
SEASONS OF SPLENDOUR, Tales, Myths and Legends of INDIA, Madhur Jaffrey,
illus by Foreman, 8 x 10, hb, dj, exc cond, 128 pp, Atheneum, colorful
illustrations, quality book with a National Geographic style of weighty
and sturdy pp"India is a land steeped in folklore and tradition and in
this collection of short stories, the author draws on India's tales,
myths and legends and also shares memories of her childhood in India. The
stories are full of gods, goddesses, princes and demons." $15
MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF INDIA, Ions, pb, 158 pp, color illus, $3
THE FOOL OF THE WORLD AND THE FLYING SHIP, A RUSSIAN TALE, retold by
Ransome, hb, "A peasant looked down on by his parents, wins the hand of
the Czar's daughter after overcoming enormous obstacles with the aid of
an old wise man and seven supernaturally talented companions. 1969
caldecott medal winner." dent on back of spine, $3
STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, USBORNE, hb, 9 x 11, exc cond, c2001,
includes stories from China, Persia, Australia, Scandinavia, Italy,
India, Mexico, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, Czech Republic,
Morocco,Holland, Japan, Cambodia and more, 128 beautifully illustrated
pages (each page has a border ), $15
THE AESOP FOR CHILDREN, with pictures by Milo Winter, 9 x 11 hb, xlib,
exc cond, "Here for the first time in 50 years is the full-color edition
of the classic Aesop with the original illustrations by Winter. The
unique collection features 126 of the best-loved fables, including The
Town Mouse/Country Mouse, The Ants and the Grasshopper, The Goose and the
Golden Egg, the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, The Hare and the Tortoise and
more...all the amusing animal characters appear in this colorful
eidtion." $8
WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS, West African folk tale, sc, exc, $3
AMERICAN FOLK TALES, retold by Zorn, 10 x 13 hb, xlib, 56 pp, 1992, Paul
Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed, How Brer Rabbit Tricked Brer Fox, John Henry,
Davy Crockett, The Story of Bobcat and Coyote, Pocahontas, Pecos Bill,
excellent color illustrations, 3 of the pp have a torn section at the
bottom which doesn't affect any words or illustrations, crayon written
on blank area of title page, $5
THE CLASSIC HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRY TALES, large hb, 10 x 13,
retold by Sheila Black, excellent condition, beautiful book,56 pp, 1990,
includes Emperor's New Clothes, Thumbelina, Princess and Pea, Steadfast
Tin Soldier, Fir Tree, Little Mermaid, Nightingale, Little Match Girl,
Ugly Duckling, $10
FABLES, Arnold Lobel, Caldecott Medal, 8 x 10 sc, 1980, 20 fables, 42 pp,
exc cond, $3
CINDERELLA, 1954 Grosset Dunlap Scott Foresman edition, 9 x 12 size,
beautiful illustrations, lithographed in US, retold by Andreas, pictures
by Ruth Ives, An Old Favorite with New Pictures, hb, bottom of some pp
have closed tears, (book says a talking storybook but there is no record
or tape with it and I see no need for it as the pages have the story
written as most books do), absolutely enchanting book, cover is like
beautiful, $24
GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES, 8 x11 hb, 1971 Grosset and Dunlap, beautifully
illustrated by Carter, adapted by Morel, 9 tales (Jorinda and Jorindel,
Maid Maleen, Goose Girl, the Four Clever Brothers, 12 Dancing Princesses,
Sleeping Beauty, and more) privately owned, $23
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR, FAVORITE FAIRY TALES, hb, exc cond, 370 pp, 1953,
red hardback covers, beautiful illustrated end papers, privately owned,
Spenser Press, some of the contents are Many Moons, Last of the Dragons,
Little Elf, White Blackbird, Elves and SHoemaker, Song for Summer, First
Christmas Tree, The Dippy, Ardan's Pooka, Peter Pan and Capt Hook,
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, Reformed Pirate, Enchanted Garden, Piping
on Christmas Eve, Ugly Duckling, Fairy who didn't believe in children,
Brownie's Ride, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Snow White, and many more, $21
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR, OLD TIME FAVORITES, hb, exc cond, 373 pp, 1953, red
hardback covers, beautiful illustrated end papers, privately owned,
Spenser Press, some of the contents are The Glorious Whitewasher and His
Friends (from Tom Sawyer); Heidi's Adventures on the Mountain; Joe Meets
Laurie (from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott), Toby Tyler & Mr Stubbs,
An Unexpected Christmas, Robinson Crusoe is Shipwrecked, Rebecca at
Brick House, King of the Golden River, Mystery & the Race, Tom & Becky in
the Cave, and Sara Crewe, or what happened at Miss Minchins..and more,
$21
FROM CODES TO CAPTAINS, Harper & Row Basic Reading, HB, 1960, 382 pp, exc
cond,middle school level, $7
HANSEL AND GRETEL, illus by Zelinsky (gorgeous), retold by Rika Lesser, 8
x 11, sc, xlib, vg cond, 1984, $3
THE NIGHTINGALE, Hans Christian Andersen, 8 x 11, excellent cond,
xschool, $2
THE TALE OF THE MANDARIN DUCKS, hb, excellent cond, "A pair of mandarin
ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his
colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to
reunite the ducks. " beautifully illustrated, $6
RUMPELSTILTSKIN, Zelinsky, Caldecott, 8 x 11, Picture Puffin, ages 3-8,
nice illustrations, xlib, vg cond, $2
JOHN HENRY AND HIS HAMMER, hb, 1950, 88 pp, story plus ballad with music,
"John Henry is one of the great supermen of American folklore. I was
born with a hammer in my han' and I'm goin' to help build this great big
lan'.... His is the heroic spirit of all the men whose strength and will
to work built the railroads of our country", vg cond, xlib, $8
JOHN HENRY, AN AMERICAN LEGEND, hb, 9 x 11, xlib, 1965, Pantheon, This is
a picture book format of the John Henry legend. Words on each page, but
not a long story, $4
WITH LOVE, LITTLE READ HEN, "A series of letters describe the actions of
Goldilocks, Peter Rabbit, the Three Pigs, Little Red Hen, and other
storybook characters when Little Red Hen and her chilcks become the
target of the unsavory wolf and his cousin Fer 'O'Cious."colorful,
adorable, 9 x 10 HB, $5
12 FABULOUSLY FUNNY FAIRY TALE PLAYS, Humorous takes on favorite tales
that boost reading skills, build fluency ....with read-aloud fun, grades
2-4, 8 x 11, sc, exc cond, 32 reproducible pp, like new, examples:
Goldilocks and the 3 bullfrogs, Little Late Riding Hood, The Emperor's
New Hair..... , $10
JUST AROUND THE CORNER, hb, Stories from Australia, India, Sweden,
Africa, Canada, Mexico, South America, Greenland, China, Holland, Japan,
Italy, Switzerland, Greece, Burma, Norway, and Ireland, 372 pp, exc cond,
Volume 4 of the Young Folks Shelf of Books, beautiful, $6
BEATRIX POTTER BOOKS:
THE TALES OF MR. JEREMY FISHER, 4 x 4, hb, 1992, 60 pp, Frederick Warne
and Co, beautifully illustrated, $3
THE BEATRIX POTTER KNITTING BOOK, 8 x 10 hb, w/ dj, more than 50
delightful handknits for all the family, 128 pp, quality book, mother
and daughter projects, tapestry, clothing of all sorts, blanket, jumper,
trousers, all ages, dress, rugs, sleeping bag, hats, tunics, cusions, and
more, "The author formerly worked at Norman Hartnell before moving to
Paton & Baldwin's as a knitwear designer, and now works freelance."
beautifully designed book and clear instructions for every level knitter,
$22
THE COMPLETE TALES OF BEATRIX POTTER, HB, DJ, original and authorized
edition, The 23 Original Peter Rabbit Books, 384 pp, 1989, new colour
reproductions, beautifully illustrated, xschool but looks in vg
condition/not used much,"The reproductions in this book have been made
using the most modern electronic scanning methods from entirely new
transparencies of Beatrix Potter's original watercolours. They enable
Potter's skill as an artist to be appreciated as never before, not even
during her own lifetime." $24
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HICKORY by Palmer Brown, hb, dj, similar in style to Beatrix Potter,
harper and row, xlib, exc cond, "An indoor mouse ventrues into the
outside world and finds true friendship" 1978, 42 pp, $4
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BEST IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS #8-HB, Gulliver in Lilliput, The House that
Jack Built, Giddy-Ap, GiddyAp! Cinderella, Everybody Lends Jerry
Muskrat a Hand, The Story Book of Wheels, Napoleon, the Corsican Boy,
Fishes of the shallow Sea, Dick and the Canal Boat, Let's Visit France,
hb, exc
cond, top inch cut off of table of contents/hardly noticeable,''$1
BEST IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS #10 hb, 1958, poor condition,Lassie
ComeHome ,William Tell, Penny and the White Horse, Rumpelstiltskin,
Three Little pigs, Poppy Seed Cakes, Peanuts are not Nuts, The Sounds We
Hear,
Rhymes, Animals of Africa, Ferna dn Wilbur from Charlotte's Web
Theodore Roosevelt, Let's Visit Spain, $1
BEST IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS #32 ,1960, Adventures of Pinocchio,
Betsy,Tacy and Tib are Ten from Betsy and Tacy Go over the Big Hill,
Alfred,the Saxon King, Follow the Sunset, Funny Art Games, Peter Rabbit's
Prank, Chinky, the Banker Pony, Let's Go to Pakistan, title page
missing in front, but there's another one on back inside cover, spine was
taped
inside covers and on outside, hb, $1
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