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The Devil's Storybook: Stories and Pictures

The Devil's Storybook: Stories and Pictures

by Natalie Babbitt

An ALA Notable Book Chosen by School Library Journal as one of the Best of the Best Books

Scary Stories Audio Collection

Schwartz's three best-selling collections of scary folklore-- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark , and Scary Stories 3 --are made available in a three-volume boxed set.

Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes

by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

Do you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, and that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Premier storyteller Roald Dahl twists the fate of six favorite fairy tales, in this picture book edition with vibrant new cover art by Quentin Blake. Fairy tales have never been more revolting! Illustrated by Quentin Blake.

SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK

by Alvin Schwartz

This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright. There is a story here for everyone -- skeletons with torn and tangled flesh who roam the earth; a ghost who takes revenge on her murderer; and a haunted house where every night a bloody head falls down the chimney. Stephen Gammell's splendidly... (more)

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge (Public Television Storytime Books)

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge (Public Television Storytime Books)

by Mem Fox

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, a rather small boy, lives next door to a nursing home in which resides Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper, his favorite friend, because she has four names as well. When Miss Nancy "loses" her memory, the intrepid Wilfrid sets out to find it for her. Full color.

Stargirl

by Jerry Spinelli

Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

by Dr. Seuss

Illustrated in color. Three modern fables in humorous pictures and verse: "Yertle the Turtle," "Gertrude McFuzz," and "The Big Brag."

Unbearable!

by Paul Jennings

A collection of eight quirky, bizarre, and very funny short stories from the brilliant Paul Jennings.

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices

by Paul Fleischman

Written to be read aloud by two voices--sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous--here is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse. Funny, sad, loud, and quiet, each of these poems resounds with a booming, boisterous, joyful noise. In this remarkable volume of poetry for two voices, a companion to I Am Phoenix,... (more)

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

by Virginia Lee Burton

A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the... (more)

Woodsong

by Gary Paulsen

A LIFE AS EXCITING AS FICTION Gary Paulsen, three-time Newbery Honor author, is no stranger to adventure. He has flown off the back of a dogsled and down a frozen waterfall to near disaster, and waited for a giant bear to seal his fate with one slap of a claw. He has led a team of sled dogs toward the Alaskan Mountain Range in an Iditarod -- the grueling, 1,180-mile dogsled race -- hallucinating from lack of... (more)

Homespun: Tales from America's Favorite Storytellers

Ghosts, teachers, preachers, an eccentric old plumber, a dapper hobo and Jack the Mountain Boy are some of the colorful characters in this anthology of oral storytelling. It includes Appalachian yarns, "Down East" stories spiked with Maine's laconic humor, Brer Rabbit improvisations, tales of the supernatural and retellings of English, Irish, Italian, Chinese, Haitian and African folklore. Smith, who organized the... (more)

Raw Head, Bloody Bones: African-American Tales of the Supernatural (Aladdin Fiction)

Raw Head, Bloody Bones: African-American Tales of the Supernatural (Aladdin Fiction)

by Mary E. Lyons

*****Young readers can meet some of the strangest beasts ever in these 15 spine-tingling folktales. A dancing corpse, a talking skull, a witch who sucks blood--these creepy denizens and others reflect the heritage of African oral traditions that has been passed down for generations.

The Rough-Face Girl

by Rafe Martin

In an Algonquin village by the shores of Lake Ontario, many young women have tried to win the affections of the powerful Invisible Being who lives with his sister in a great wigwam near the forest. Then came Rough-Face Girl, scarred from working by the fire. Can she succeed where her beautiful, cruel sisters have failed?.

Wonder Tales from Around the World (World Storytelling)

Wonder Tales from Around the World (World Storytelling)

by Heather Forest

Traditional stories endure generation after generation because although they are not literal they resound in truths on a human scale. Folktales remind us of wisdom so elemental it is often lost in the rush of everyday life, so that sometimes common sense makes no sense at all.

Mexican Ghost Tales of the Southwest: Stories and Illustrations

Mexican Ghost Tales of the Southwest: Stories and Illustrations

by Alfred Avila, Kat Avila

deliciously gory folktales salvaged by Avila

Here Comes the Storyteller

by Joe Hayes

Here Comes the Storyteller contains nine of Joe's favorite stories from the multicultural American Southwest, with pictures of Joe actually telling them. Kids love this book because the photos show Joe in the remarkable poses he makes to become imaginary creatures-like an Earth Monster ready to suck up an entire village or Coyote with his mouth full of water. Parents and educators love this book too, because... (more)

Cow Tail Switch and Other West African Stories

Cow Tail Switch and Other West African Stories

by Harold Courlander, George Herzog

The stories of West Africa are about men and animals, about kings, warriors, and hunters. They tell about clever people and stupid people, about good ones and bad ones, about how things and animals got to be how they are. Some stories in this book will make you think. Some will make you laugh. All of them are retold with folk spirit full of generosity and vitality.

Fair Is Fair

by Sharon Creeden

A lawyer and storyteller presents an international collection of folklore--from ancient Greece, Morocco, Germany, China, and Ireland--that provides revealing insights into our conception of justice, crime and punishment, and other legal issues. 30,000 first printing. IP.

Rachel The Clever (American Storytelling)

Rachel The Clever (American Storytelling)

by Josepha Sherman

The 46 stories in this collection are as varied as their origins--Poland, Morocco, Yemen, and Spain, to name a few--yet all possess a unifying element: a uniquely Jewish flavor, "an emphasis on doing the right thing, on surviving by cleverness and kindness--and the need for keeping a good sense of humor."

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by Natalie Babbitt

by Alvin Schwartz

by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake

by Alvin Schwartz

by Mem Fox

by Jerry Spinelli

by Dr. Seuss

by Paul Jennings

by Paul Fleischman

by Virginia Lee Burton

by Gary Paulsen

by Mary E. Lyons

by Rafe Martin

by Heather Forest

by Alfred Avila, Kat Avila

by Joe Hayes

by Harold Courlander, George Herzog

by Sharon Creeden

by Josepha Sherman