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Collecting issues 22 and 28-33 of the hit VERTIGO series, this trade paperback features two tales of Bigby's exploits during World War II as well as "The Year After," which follows the aftermath of the Adversary's attempt to conquer Fabletown — including the birth of Snow White and Bigby's children!

Cendrillon: A Cajun Cinderella

by Sheila He?bert-Collins

A Cajun variant of the Cinderella tale set in New Orleans and including French words and phrases which are defined on the bottom of each page.

Cinder Edna

by Ellen B. Jackson

The famous Cinderella and her neighbor Cinder Edna each worked sunup to sundown for their wicked stepmother and stepsisters. But while Cinderella had the good fortune to be rescued by her fairy godmother, Edna was strong, self-reliant, spunky--and she lived happier ever after! "Nicely executed....This Cinderella send-up is full of kid-pleasing jokes."--Publisher's Weekly.

Cinderella

by Ruth Sanderson

Kind Cinderella, forced to wait hand and foot on her cruel stepsisters and stepmother, has almost forgotten that she, too, was once a lady with fine clothes and a soft bed to sleep in. But when Cinderella is left at home on the night of the royal ball, her fairy godmother turns pumpkin into coach, mice into horses, lizards into coachmen, and Cinderella's rags into a beautiful ball gown. At the ball, Cinderella... (more)

Estrellita de oro / Little Gold Star: A Cinderella Cuento

Estrellita de oro / Little Gold Star: A Cinderella Cuento

by Joe Hayes

In this Cinderella tale from the Southwest, each of the sisters has an encounter with a magical hawk, but the heroine is kind to the bird and receives a gold star on her forehead. Her spiteful stepsisters go in search of their own gold stars but are rewarded with a donkey’s ear and a cow’s horn. You can imagine which sister the prince marries! The cloth version is in its third printing with more than 15,000 sold.... (more)

Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella

by Myrna J. De La Paz

"Mother, Oh, Mother, Bathala, Creator of the Earth, Anitos, Spirits of my Ancestors, Hear me and help me..." As Abadeha wept and prayed, she saw a beautiful woman, bathed in radiant light, who appeared to take her worries away. So go the blessings of Cinderella's fairy godmother throughout the struggles and eventual triumphs of a young girl against her oppressors. Set in the exotic islands of the... (more)

How Cinderella's Mice Tricked Lucifer the Cat

Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale

Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale

by Robert D. San Souci

Blessed Mary rewards Teresa's good deeds with a shining gold star. Later she punishes Teresa's unkind stepsisters, Isabel and Inez, with hideous horns and donkey's ears that they try to hide under heavy veils! But will Teresa outshine her stepsisters at the festival? Robert D. San Souci retells this popular folktale in a lilting narrative that includes all the magic of the beloved Cinderella story and traditional... (more)

Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India

Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India

by Meredith Babeaux Brucker

Cinduri has a lot of work to do. Every day she walks to the lake to fetch drinking water, milks the cow, cleans the house, prepares the meals, cleans the animal pens, and sells vegetables. Her stepmother and stepsister, however, don’t do any of the work. They just order Cinduri about and give her a bowl of rice and a few leftovers to eat. The lake, however, is full of magic. When Godfather Snake hears of... (more)

Moss Gown

by William H. Hooks

Candace finds herself cast out of her home by jealous older sisters, but with the help of a witch woman and a magical moss gown, she captures the heart of the young plantation owner.

I Was a Rat!

by Philip Pullman

“I Was a Rat!” So insists a scruffy boy named Roger. Maybe it’s true. But what is he now? A terrifying monster running wild in the sewers? The Daily Scourge is sure of it. A victim of “Rodent Delusion”? The hospital nurse says yes. A lucrative fairground freak? He is to Mr. Tapscrew. A champion wriggler and a budding thief? That’s what Billy thinks. Or just an ordinary small boy, though a little ratty in his... (more)

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (Picture Puffin S.)

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (Picture Puffin S.)

by John Steptoe

Mufaro was a happy man. Everyone agreed that his two daughters were very beautiful. Nyasha was kind and considerate as well as beautiful, but everyone -- except Mufaro -- knew that Manyara was selfish, badtempered, and spoiled. When the king decided to take a wife and invited "The Most Worthy and Beautiful Daughters in the Land" to appear before him, Mufaro declared proudly that only the king could choose between... (more)

Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave

by Marianna Mayer

Sweet, lovely Vasilisa lives with her jealous stepmother and stepsisters on the edge of a dark forest inhabited by the evil witch Baba Yaga. One night the stepmother sends Vasilisa to visit Baba Yaga, an errand from which the gentle girl has littlechance of returning alive. "An engaging text and accomplished paintings set this version apart....A stylized and classy offering."--School Library Journal.

The World's Best Fairy Tales, A Reader's Digest AnthologyBelle Becker Sideman

The World's Best Fairy Tales, A Reader's Digest Anthology

by Belle Becker Sideman

Volume 2 of fairy tale anthology. All the best loved and remembered tales. Includes: Jorinda and Joringel; Puss in Boots; The Emperor's New Clothes; Billy Beg and His Bull; Little One Eye, Little Two Eyes and Little Three Eyes; The Red Shoes; The Steadfast Tine Soldier; Snegourka, the Snow Maiden; The Three Little Pigs; The Shoemaker and the Elves; Doctor Know-It-All; The Six Swans; Dick Whittington and His Cat;... (more)

Prince Cinders

by Babette Cole

"Cole's unique brand of wacky humor is given free rein in this merry romp . . ."--Publishers Weekly. "Kids, especially those six, seven, and eight, will think this is wildly funny; some adults may think so, too."--Booklist. Full-color illustrations.

Princess Furball

by Charlotte S. Huck

Once upon a time a cruel King decided to betroth his motherless daughter to an Ogre in exchange for fifty wagons filled with silver. When the Princess learns what her father has done, she is horrified. But she is as clever as she is beautiful. Quickly, the Princess devises a plan to escape and, relying on her own spunk and good sense, ultimately marries the man she chooses for herself.

Charming the Prince

by Teresa Medeiros

He never lost a battle until he met the one woman who might succeed in... Charming the Prince. Dear Reader, My enemies know me as Lord Bannor the Bold, Pride of the English and Terror of the French. Never in my life have I backed down from any challenge or betrayed so much as a hint of fear--until the war ended and I found myself a reluctant papa to a dozen unruly children. Realizing that I couldn't lop their... (more)

Book of a Thousand Days

by Shannon Hale

When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years for Saren’s refusal to marry a man she despises, the two prepare for a very long and dark imprisonment. As food runs low and the days go from broiling hot to freezing cold, it is all Dashti can do to keep them fed and comfortable. But the arrival outside the tower of Saren’s two suitors—one welcome, and the other decidedly... (more)

Rai-Kirah

Elemental Magic

by Sharon Shinn, Jean Johnson, Carol Berg, Rebecca York

Four all-new stories of romance, fantasy, and natural enchantment. From wizards to weathermen, many know the powers of the four elements-natural forces that can direct the fates, change destiny, and unite lovers in the most unexpected ways. Now, those magical elements-air, fire, water, and earth-come together in perfect balance, and a perfectly unique romance anthology, from four charmed authors. In Air... (more)

Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella

by Jewell Reinhart Coburn, Anne Sibley O'Brien

Jouanah's shocking introduction to her newly-translated mother is the unforeseen crisis point where her young life takes a sudden and decisive turn. Her story takes readers to the remote mountains of Southeast Asia, to the traditional home of the Laotian Hmong. All essential Cinderella elements are here to enthrall readers of all ages. Gorgeous artwork remains faithful in the depiction of the Hmong lifestyle... (more)

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