Robert D San Souci
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
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Hispanic Heritage Month - More Titles for Children
Storytime @ Home: Tails and Tales Summer Reading Challenge
Storytime @ Home: Tails and Tales Summer Reading Challenge
Description
A Spanish American retelling of the familiar story of a kind girl who is mistreated by her jealous stepmother and stepsisters. In this version, the Virgin Mary replaces the traditional fairy godmother.
Author
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
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Caldecott Medal & Honor Books - Present to 1938
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Titles for Children
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Titles for Children
Storytime @ Home: Celebrate Black Authors, Illustrators, Stories, and Experiences
Description
A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.
12) Nicholas Pipe
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
A retelling of a twelth-century tale in which a young woman falls in love with a merman and determines to marry him despite their separate worlds.
18) A weave of words
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
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Description
A reworking of Armenian folktales in which a lazy prince learns to read, write, and weave to win his love only to have these very talents later save him from a three-headed monster.