Search: Picture book, Courage and strength

author: Roy Gerrard rating: asin: 0374363455 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.00 USD amazon price: $15.00

Rosie and her wranglers meet up with Greasy Ben and his gang in this rollicking tale of adventure.

author: Marianna Mayer rating: asin: 0688085008 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.99 USD amazon price: $12.23 USD

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 little chance of returning alive. "An engaging text and accomplished paintings set this version apart....A stylized and classy offering."--School Library Journal.

author: Robert N. Munsch rating: asin: 0920236162 binding: Paperback list price: $5.95 USD amazon price: $5.95 USD

Elizabeth, a beautiful princess, lives in a castle and wears fancy clothes. Just when she is about to marry Prince Ronald, a dragon smashes her castle, burns her clothes with his fiery breath, and prince-naps her dear Ronald. Undaunted and presumably unclad, she dons a large paper bag and sets off to find the dragon and her cherished prince. Once she's tracked down the rascally reptile, she flatters him into performing all sorts of dragonly stunts that eventually exhaust him, allowing her to rescue Prince Ronald. But what does Prince Not-So-Charming say when he sees her?

author: Cornelia Funke rating: asin: 0439536308 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.95 USD amazon price: $10.85 USD

Cornelia Funke, author of the bestselling Thief Lord, tells a short, sweet story about a brave little princess with a mind of her own. King Wilfred's three sons learn to become big, bad knights the way any boisterous boys would: "They learned riding and jousting, fighting with swords...They learned how to stride proudly and how to shout very loudly." At her father's urging, young Princess Violetta tries to keep up with the same lessons, "even though she was so small she could hardly lift a sword at all!" Despite her brothers' teasing and laughing, Violetta continues to practi

author: Gloria Houston rating: asin: 0140558772 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

This unforgettable tale, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney, has become a seasonal classic-a touching and joyful story about courage and the power of family.

author: Margi Preus Lise Lunge-Larsen rating: asin: 0618432310 binding: Paperback list price: $5.95 USD amazon price: $5.95 USD

Never pick a lady slipper. If any part is picked, the entire flower dies. And it grows there, in the northern woods, to mark the courage and strength of a small girl who lived long agoa girl who saved all of her people from a terrible disease by listening carefully to the whispering snow, the rumbling ice, and the dancing northern lights.

author: Natalie Kinsey-warnock rating: asin: 068817244X binding: Hardcover list price: $16.99 USD amazon price: $12.74 USD

A flood is coming! When the water climbs to the rooftops, where will everybody go? To Grandma's house, of course, high up on a hill. Before long, the house is full ofpeople, chickens, ducks, pigs, horses, cats, and even a cow. There's only one person missing -- Grandpa! This heartwarming story by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock is based on a real-life event: the Vermont Flood of 1927. Watercolors by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Emily Arnold McCully capture both the sweeping drama of the flood and the comfort of a cozy kitchen filled with friends, neighbors, and good cheer.