Perl, Erica S.
Summary: A retelling of The Three Little Pigs featuring three guinea pig sisters who must outwit a clever fox.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PERStutzman, Jonathan
Summary: Vincent, a mouse who roams the world carrying his house on his back and stopping where he knows he should, offers food and shelter to animals in need. After setting up his house, he invites a weary bullfrog and a hungry cat inside. Each initially declines the offer, saying his house is too small. But after entering, they find that it is bigger than it looks. Others soon join them: deer,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ ALONG STUJameson, James
Summary: In a forest far away from the hustle and bustle of town grows the Fir Tree. The meadow he lives in is beautiful and serene, but the Fir Tree yearns for the excitement of the outside world. His friend the Robin brings him gifts and tells him stories of the places she's been, the people she's flown over, and the many things men construct out of wood. The Fir Tree dreams of adventure and wishes to...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JAMMcGrath, Barbara Barbieri
Summary: In this version of "The Little Red Hen," set at the North Pole, a penguin and a hare refuse to help an elf plant, grow, and decorate an evergreen tree but nevertheless expect to open the presents found under its branches on Christmas Day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2009
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Summary: Presents a retelling of the story of a tired and hungry girl, lost in the woods, who finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scribblers, a Salariya imprint 2017
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE BOARD CHAEmberley, Rebecca.
Summary: A retelling of the classic story of Chicken Little, who has an acorn fall on his head and runs in a panic to his friends Henny Penny, Lucky Ducky, and Loosey Goosey, to tell them the sky is falling.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EMBCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Emberley 2009Palatini, Margie.
Summary: Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PALCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE PALCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PALDeen, Natasha
Summary: "When Asim moves to a new town, he must save his new teacher when an evil spirit from Guyanese folklore begins to wreak havoc"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2022
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Summary: When her ailing father is conscripted to fight invaders from the north, Mulan dresses as a man to take his place in the army. Chosen for an elite team under the command of the princeling, they cross the Great Wall to face the enemy beyond. An old enemy and an attraction for her troop's commander complicate her mission. -- adapted from jacket
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC THOHenderson, Leah
Summary: A retelling of a tale of bravery against seemingly insurmountable odds and a community working together to overcome adversity, reminding us that no challenge is too great, and that even the smallest of us can make a world of difference. Includes the origins of the folktale and facts about hummingbirds.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HENKim, Julie J.
Summary: Searching for their missing grandmother, two Korean children follow tracks into a fantastic world filled with beings from folklore who speak in Korean. Includes translations and information about the folkloric characters.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KIMRusu, Meredith
Summary: A retelling of the classic story emphasizing the importance of patience and careful planning. Contains questions and guidelines for parents and educators.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 RUSGaldone, Paul.
Summary: Retells the fatal episodes in the lives of two foolish pigs and how the third pig managed to avoid the same pigfalls.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Fairy GaldoneSummary: This collection contains some of the most timeless and enchanting folk and fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2016
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2 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD GRIGray, Luli.
Summary: In this variation of the old tale of the ant who gathers food for winter, and the grasshopper who does not prepare, there is an unexpected ending.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GRASummary: Two folktales from Asia. In Tale of the Mandarin ducks: a compassionate couple risk everything to reunite a pair of ducks. In The stonecutter: a lowly Japanese stonecutter dreams of power.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods Studios 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV ASIBarnett, Mac
Summary: Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats!
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BARPhillips, Craig
Summary: A cobbler girl tricks the Wawel Dragon, after all the king's knights fail ... The Polar Bear King loses his skin ... Momotaro, born from a peach, defies the ogres everyone else is too scared to face ... Snow White and Rose Red make friends with a bear ... From Poland to Iceland, Japan to Germany, these ten fairytales from across the globe re-told as comics will have you enthralled. Giants!...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Allen & Unwin 2017
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Summary: Presents an adaptation of the tale in which a poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tiger Tales 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALPPeters, Stephanie
Summary: "In this Swedish folktale, a young boy longs for all the nice things other children have. An old woman tells the boy a secret for granting his wishes: sprinkling salt on a magpie's tail. But, before the magpie will grant the boy's wish, the bird has some strange requests of his own."--Back cover
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 PETCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Wld C ult Folk PetersCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC PET (Graphic Novel)Maier, Brenda (Brenda J.)
Summary: In this adaptation of the Little Red Hen fable, Ruby wants to build a fort, but her three brothers refuse to help, so when the fort is finished Ruby will not let them join her--until the boys come up with a few embellishments for the fort, like a mailbox, a garden, and a fresh coat of paint.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MAIGaldone, Paul.
Summary: The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the cake she makes from it.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 1973
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC GALCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Fairy GaldoneSalley, Coleen.
Summary: A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2002