Monday, November 16, 2015

Once Upon a Time . . .

Fairy Tales are popular stories for kids of all ages.  Here are some great picture book versions of fairy tales . . . .

1 2 3: A Child's First Counting Book by Alison Jay
A little girl awakens to scenes from fairy tales in which she can count familiar characters or objects from one to ten and back again.

The Ugly Duckling by Sebastian Braun
Though his mother loves him just the same as his siblings, a young duckling feels ugly because he looks and sounds different from the other ducks, but one day he discovers who he really is.

Princess by Anne Wilsdorf
A girl proves that she is a real princess in an unusual way.

A Catfish Tale by Whitney Stewart
When Cajun fisherman Jacques encounters a magical wish-granting catfish, his wife, Jolie, wishes for many things, including a paddleboat and the title of Mardi Gras queen.

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.


More Fairy Tale Books --
Beauty and the Beast by Max Eilenberg
Beware of Storybook Wolves by Lauren Child
The Brave Little Seamstress by  Mary Pope Osborne
Cinderella by Barbara McClintock
Cinderlily: A Floral Fairy Tale by David Ellwand
Clever Jack Takes the Cake by Candace Fleming
East of the Sun & West of the Moon by Mercer Mayer
The Elves and the Shoemaker by Jim LaMarche
The End by David LaRochelle
The Firebird by Jane Yolen
The Fully Belly Bowl by Jim Aylesworth
The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
Hansel and Gretel by Holly Hobbie
Iron John by Marianna Mayer
Jack and the Beanstalk by Steven Kellogg
Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne
The Little Match Girl by Jerry Pinkney
Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elua
The Malachite Palace by Alma Flor Ada
The Nightingale by  Jerry Pinkney
One Potato, Two Potato by Cynthia DeFelice
The Princess Mouse by Aaron Shepard
The Red Wolf by Margaret Shannon
Rumpelstiltskin by Paul O. Zelinsky
Snoring Beauty by Bruce Hale
Thumbelina by Brian Pinkney
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Rachel Isadora
The Valiant Red Rooster by Eric A. Kimmel
The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-Be by Mini Grey
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child


Check out these and more fairy tale books on display at the Arnold Branch through December 4, 2015.



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