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    1. Grumbles from the Forest: Fairy-Tale Voices with a Twist (2013)

      by Jane Yolen

      What were all those fairy-tale characters thinking? Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich answer this question in paired poems, with sometimes startling results. The Princess claims all those mattresses kept her awake— not a silly pea—while the poor pea complains that the princess snores. One Snow... (learn more about this book)

    1. Wee Rhymes: Baby's First Poetry Book (2013)

      by Jane Yolen

      A favorite author and artist create an endearing collection of new and favorite illustrated rhymes and poems ideal for sharing. A baby’s day is full of meaningful moments: Time for cuddles, time for play, time for games, time for a nap, time for dinner, time for a bath, time for bed…and always,... (learn more about this book)

    1. Bordertown

      Welcome to Bordertown (2011)

      by Holly Black, Ellen Kushner

      In the 1980s, author Terri Windling wanted to bring more writers into fantasy, so she invented a world, and invited young authors to build and contribute to it. That world was Bordertown, a city on the edge of contemporary human civilization and the Elven world—a place where magic and science... (learn more about this book)

    1. Snow in Summer (2011)

      Fairest of Them All

      by Jane Yolen

      With her black hair, red lips, and lily-white skin, Summer is as beautiful as her father's garden. And her life in the mountains of West Virginia seems like a fairy tale; her parents sing and dance with her, Cousin Nancy dotes on her, and she is about to get a new baby brother. But when the baby... (learn more about this book)

    1. The Last Dragon (2011)

      by Jane Yolen, Rebecca Guay

      Master storyteller Jane Yolen (Owl Moon, Sword of the Rightful King) and celebrated fantasy artist Rebecca Guay (Swamp Thing, Magic: The Gathering) weave a textured and lyrical tale of adventure, homelands, and heroism the hard way.

      Two hundred years ago, humans drove the dragons from the... (learn more about this book)

    1. Self-Portrait With Seven Fingers (2011)

      by J. Patrick Lewis

      To do something with seven fingers is a Yiddish expression meaning to do something well or adroitly. Marc Chagall was a Russian Jew and a wandering dreamer. From his humble hometown of Vitebsk, Belarus, he went out to take in the world the grandeur of St. Petersburg, the romance of Paris, the... (learn more about this book)

    1. Not All Princesses Dress in Pink (2010)

      by Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Anne-Sophie Lanquetin

      These princesses dig in the dirt, kick soccer balls, and splash in muddy puddles -- all in their sparkly crowns ! (learn more about this book)

    1. Elsie's Bird (2010)

      by Jane Yolen, David Small

      Elsie is a city girl. She loves the noise of the cobbled streets of Boston. But when her mother dies and her father moves them to the faraway prairies of Nebraska, Elsie hears only the silence, and she feels alone in the wide sea of grass. Her only comfort is her canary, Timmy Tune. But when... (learn more about this book)

    1. Except the queen (2010)

      by Jane Yolen, Midori Snyder

      Sisters Serena and Meteora were once proud members of the high court of the Fairy Queen- until they angered her highness. Separated and banished to the mortal realm of Earth, they must find a way to survive in a strange world in which they have no power. But there is more to their new home than... (learn more about this book)

    1. The Pit Dragon Chronicles: Book 4

      Dragon's Heart (2009)

      by Jane Yolen

      Austar IV isn't the planet it once was, and when Jakkin and Akki finally return to the dragon nursery, their homecoming arouses mixed emotions. Together they've survived the insurmountable, and now they can weather the brutal conditions of Dark After and communicate with the dragons they love.... (learn more about this book)