National Network for Equitable Library Service

The materials of the following collection have been carefully chosen from more than a hundred volumes of the fairy lore of all nations; and none of them, so far as the Editor was aware, had been previously translated into English.

This companion book to the Land of Stories series will appeal to new and old fans alike, who will delight in favorite classics such as "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and more.

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). Until she gets caught. Gilly's sentenced to three months at Fairy Tale Reform School where all of the teachers are former (super-scary) villains like the Big Bad Wolf, the Evil Queen, and Cinderella's Wicked Stepmother. Harsh. But when she meets fellow students Jax and Kayla, she learns there's more to this school than its heroic mission.

Imagine a world where kings prick their fingers as they sew, wolves wear heels, and princesses race to rescue sleeping princes ... People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people have been rewriting those fairy tales - to help their children imagine a world where they are the heroes. Karrie and Jon were reading their child these stories when they hit upon a dilemma, something previous versions of these stories were missing, and so they decided to make one vital change. They haven't rewritten the stories in this book.

"Michel Galabru et Jean Topart apportent à la musicalité des vers du fabuliste, la séduction de leur voix respective. Deux timbres caractéristiques, signatures vocales de deux des plus grands comédiens de leur génération qui témoignent de la maîtrise d'un art inimitable et consommé de la diction.

Abandonné avec ses frères dans la forêt, le petit Poucet sème derrière lui des cailloux blancs qui lui permettront de retrouver le chemin de la maison... La version intégrale et originale du célèbre conte de Perrault, magnifiquement raconté par François Morel. Parce qu'on peut être petit... et avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac !

Being a wise and just ruler is no easy task. That's what Prince Veera discovers when he and his best friend, Suku, are given the opportunity to preside over the court of his father, King Bheema. Some of the subjects' complaints are easily addressed, but others are much more challenging. How should they handle the case of the greedy merchant who wishes to charge people for enjoying the smells of his sweets? And can they prove that an innocent man cannot possibly spread bad luck?

Découvrez les 15 plus beaux contes pour enfants, classiques, indispensables et indémodables, qui raviront petits et grands. Près de 3 heures d'écoute de nouveaux enregistrements des contes de Charles Perrault, Jean de la Fontaine, des frères Grimm et de Hans-Christian Andersen : Barbe bleue, Cendrillon, la belle au bois dormant, Le petit poucet, Le petit chaperon rouge, Le chat botté, La petite fille aux allumettes, Hans le Balourd, La malle volante, Le crapaud, Le vilain petit canard, Le chêne et le roseau, Les 3 petits cochons, Le loup et les 7 chevreaux, Tom Pouce.

"There are moments of true tenderness, hope, and grief in this haunting, magical tale, and the narrator makes it all convincing. Teenage listeners will be drawn into this enchanting story." - Booklist, starred review. When children start to go missing in the local woods, a teen girl must face her fears and a past she can't remember to rescue them in this atmospheric YA novel, Lost in the Never Woods from the author of Cemetery Boys.

From beloved fantasy author Mercedes Lackey comes a fresh and feminist reinterpretation of Sleeping Beauty. Miriam may be the daughter of Queen Alethia of Tirendell, but she's not a princess. She's the child of Alethia and her previous husband, the King's Champion, who died fighting for the king, and she has no ambitions to rule. When her new baby sister Aurora, heir to the throne, is born, she's ecstatic. She adores the baby, who seems perfect in every way.