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The Enchanted Book: A Tale from Krakow
Submitted by SarahKate on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 15:23.SarahKate's Notes:
If your child needs some motivation to learn to read, this book may do the trick. In it, the girl who learns to read is able to read the spell that sets her sisters free after they have been imprisoned by an enchanter.
 | author: Janina Porazinska rating:  asin: 0152259503 binding: Hardcover list price: $4.98 USD amazon price: $4.98 |
The Adventures of Tom Thumb
Submitted by SarahKate on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 17:09. | author: M Mayer K Craft rating:  asin: 1587170647 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.95 USD amazon price: $15.95 |
Snow White: Silver Anniversary Edition
Submitted by SarahKate on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 16:54.SarahKate's Notes:
Wow! We loved the illustrations in this book, a true adaptation of the Snow White tale translated from Brothers Grimm. In the end the wicked queen puts on the red hot slippers and dances to her death, and I realize this is the translation from the original story, but our girls didn't understand why or how this happened. Otherwise, it is a fantastic, gripping read!
 | rating: asin: 0316354503 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.95 USD amazon price: $15.95 |
Spared by her would-be executioner, Snow White finds a home with seven kindly dwarfs, but the hateful queen who wants her dead will stop at nothing to be the most beautiful woman in the land. A poisoned apple seems to send Snow White to her death, but true love brings her back, and good once again prevails. Paul Heins's graceful words and Trina Schart Hyman's expressive artwork create a dramatic retelling of this classic tale, filled with movement and passion that will enchant readers of all ages.
The Fortune-Tellers (Picture Puffin Books)
Submitted by SarahKate on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 16:28. | author: Lloyd Alexander Trina Schart Hyman rating: asin: 0140562338 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD |
Jocasta Carr Movie Star
Submitted by SarahKate on Mon, 03/17/2008 - 08:01. | author: Roy Gerrard rating: asin: 0374437777 binding: Paperback list price: $4.95 USD amazon price: $4.95 |
Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave
Submitted by SarahKate on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 08:24.SarahKate's Notes:
Our (then) 5 year old wants to hear the story of Vasilisa again and again. It's a harsh fairy tale, with wicked stepmothers and witches that eat people. But the beautiful Vasilisa gracefully triumphs, all because of her (dead) mother's love contained in a magical doll.
 | 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.
The Quiltmaker's Gift
Submitted by SarahKate on Sat, 11/10/2007 - 20:42. | author: Jeff Brumbeau rating:  asin: 0439309107 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $12.21 USD |
The Quiltmaker's Gift celebrates the quilting tradition, the value of generosity, and the spirit of community in a beautiful and touching fable for our times. This richly illustrated picture book celebrates the joy of giving and gently emphasizes the age-old truth that material wealth does not necessarily buy happiness. The Quiltmaker's Gift is a heartwarming children's fable, a celebration of quilters and quilting, and a challenging adult parable all wrapped into one.
When The Root Children Wake Up
Submitted by SarahKate on Sun, 11/11/2007 - 23:17. | author: Audrey Wood rating: asin: 059042517X binding: Hardcover list price: $16.95 USD amazon price: $16.95 |
When Old Grandfather Winter disappears into his ice palace high in the mountains, Young Robin chirps her wake-up song to the Root Children deep underground. ³Wake up,² she sings, ³it¹s time for the masquerade!² Right away, the Root Children set to work sewing their flowering costumes and painting bugs with rainbows until they sparkle like jewels. Then they frolic out into the world in a joyous chorus of frolic and song all through Summer, until the frosty Autumn winds blow away the leaves and flowers.
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
Submitted by SarahKate on Sun, 11/11/2007 - 23:14. | author: Audrey Wood rating: asin: 0152427309 binding: Hardcover list price: $17.00 USD amazon price: $11.56 USD |
In this delightful story, the king refuses to leave his bathtub and rule the kingdom. “Beauty aside, this also has a panache and sly wit that will please children and their parents, who will be called on to peruse the book again and again.”--Booklist
The Hollyhock Wall
Submitted by SarahKate on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 16:04. | author: Martin Waddell rating: asin: 0744577322 binding: Paperback list price: $10.38 USD amazon price: $10.38 |