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Myths and folk tales
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Author:Wardell, JennifferSummary: - Author:Kinsella, SophieSummary:
The favorite mother-daughter fairy team is back! Glittery wings, magic codes and multiplying ice cream cones combine in these next adventures from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella. Ella Brook is used to being a fairy in...
- Author:Kinsella, SophieSummary:
Discover more magical adventures with your little one in this fourth book of the Fairy Mom and Me series from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella. Ella's family has a BIG secret - her mom is a fairy! Ella's dream...
- Author:Kinsella, SophieSummary:
Fans of Sophie Kinsella's sparkling humor will love her first ever illustrated series for young readers about the charming adventures of a mother-daughter fairy duo! Ella Brook can't wait to grow up, because one day she will...
- Author:Tonatiuh, DuncanSummary:
When the other gods grow tired in their attempt to create humankind, only one does not give up: the Feathered Serpent. He embarks on a dangerous journey full of fearsome foes and harsh elements, facing each trial with wisdom, bravery,...
- Author:Alexis, AndréSummary:
A bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who...
- Author:Graham, MonicaSummary:
Just below the Antigonish-Guysborough County line, there is an overgrown spot, nearly impossible to find without a guide, where the cursed MacDonald farm once stood. Though no physical trace remains, the legend of the mysterious events...
- Author:O'Neill, Paul, Fleming, TaraSummary:
Germany has the Brothers Grimm, and now Newfoundland has Paul O’Neill. Paul O’Neill has been collecting favourite stories from around the world since high school. In Fish for Dinner, he has taken tales of long ago that grew out...
- Author:Yahgulanaas, Michael NicollSummary:
Hummingbirds symbolize wisdom and courage. The determined hummingbird challenges a raging fire that threatens the forest. The story reminds us all that power is not always about size. It is always about commitment. This tale has origins...
- Author:Alcott, Louisa MaySummary:
Venture to a world of fairies and flowers in this nineteenth-century collection of stories and poems from the beloved author of Little Women. At the tender age of sixteen, Louisa May Alcott's imagination was already in full bloom....
- Author:Calonita, Jen.Summary:
Gilly wouldn't call herself wicked, exactly...but when you have five little brothers and sisters and live in a run-down boot, you have to get creative to make ends meet. Gilly's a pretty good thief (if she does say so herself...
- Author:Wagamese, RichardSummary:
With For Joshua, award-winning Ojibway author Richard Wagamese shares the traditional stories and teachings of his people, entwining them with an account of his own lifelong struggle for self-knowledge and self-respect
- Author:Weston, JessieSummary:
From Ritual to Romance is a 1920 book written by Jessie L. Weston. The work is notable for being mentioned by T. S. Eliot in the notes to his poem, The Waste Land: Not only the title, but the plan and a good deal of the incidental...
- Author:Butts, EdwardSummary:
Shrouded in the mists of history and legend, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is a land of mysteries. Its waters are a graveyard for countless wrecked ships. Its lore is full of tales about treachery and murder. And it was once...
- Author:Christensen, Jo-AnneSummary:
Saskatchewan and ghost stories. They go together like a grinning scarecrow in a whisper-dry October field. In 1995, Dundurn successfully published and reprinted numerous times the original Ghost Stories of Saskatchewan. Since that time...
- Author:Bachusky, JohnnieSummary:
Today, many of the historic coal-mining communities of the Rocky Mountains are uninhabited ghost towns. Yet behind the crumbled ruins are tales of perseverance, danger and romance. A devastating mine explosion on Halloween shatters the...
- Author:Smith, BarbaraSummary:
Hair-raising tales of ghosts, spirits, and unexplained phenomena set across Western Canada. Praise for Campfire Stories of Western Canada: "Smith's spooky tales are perfect for warm summer nights spent around the campfire. Her...
- Author:Oyeyemi, HelenSummary:
The prize-winning, bestselling author of Boy, Snow, Bird and What is Not Yours is Not Yours returns with a bewitching and inventive novel. Influenced by the mysterious place gingerbread holds in classic children's stories--equal...
- Author:Wilson, TroySummary:
Wee Bear is in desperate search of something new to read in this book-loving picture book retelling of the classic fairytale Goldilocks and the Three Bears. In this adorable reimagining of the beloved classic, Wee Bear is on the hunt...
- Author:Mlynowski, SarahSummary:
The fourteenth book in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series featuring fractured fairy tales for fearless kids! Is this story TOO long? Is this story TOO short? Nope, it's just right! Abby and Jonah get pulled into their...
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