Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534466614
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A very large cat may be the key to saving Christmas in this wryly humorous retelling of the Norwegian fairy tale The Cat on the Dovrefjell. When a man captures a great white bear, he is determined to bring it as a gift to the king of Finnmark. But to do that, first he must cross the Dovrefells—a mountain covered in snow and ice—in the middle of winter. On Christmas Eve, he reaches the house of a man named Halvor, and asks if he can stay the night. Halvor warns that every year on Christmas Eve, trolls come down from the mountains to take over his home, but the man and his polar bear think they may just be able to help...
The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone
Author: Timothy Basil Ering
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763613822
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A boy finds a mysterious treasure in a junkpile and creates a monster to guard it.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 9780763613822
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A boy finds a mysterious treasure in a junkpile and creates a monster to guard it.
Alice Nizzy Nazzy
Author: Tony Johnston
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665904305
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
In this whimsical picture book with illustrations by beloved award-winning illustrator Tomie dePaola, the classic Russian Baba Yaga witch story gets an American twist. In Santa Fe, young Manuela finds herself in the cooking pot of Alice Nizzy Nazzy. Can she escape the hungry witch’s clutches? Manuela bravely tries to win her freedom unaware of one important rule: witches don’t like the taste of good children.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665904305
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
In this whimsical picture book with illustrations by beloved award-winning illustrator Tomie dePaola, the classic Russian Baba Yaga witch story gets an American twist. In Santa Fe, young Manuela finds herself in the cooking pot of Alice Nizzy Nazzy. Can she escape the hungry witch’s clutches? Manuela bravely tries to win her freedom unaware of one important rule: witches don’t like the taste of good children.
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Scary Stories
Author: Tony Johnston
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665904321
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
First published in 1978, this perfectly spooky picture book with illustrations by beloved and award-winning Tomie dePaola compiles four spine-tingling tales as told by little monsters. One dark night three little things—an imp, a goblin, and a scalawag—get together to tell the scariest stories they can think of. They are brash and brave as they argue over who should go next, and each one tries to make his story the scariest. When they finish, they realize someone was listening…and that may be the scariest thing of all.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665904321
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
First published in 1978, this perfectly spooky picture book with illustrations by beloved and award-winning Tomie dePaola compiles four spine-tingling tales as told by little monsters. One dark night three little things—an imp, a goblin, and a scalawag—get together to tell the scariest stories they can think of. They are brash and brave as they argue over who should go next, and each one tries to make his story the scariest. When they finish, they realize someone was listening…and that may be the scariest thing of all.
The Bear and the Trolls
Author:
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781869613921
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Designed to be used by children in their first six months of school PM Starters One and Two
Publisher: Wakefield Press
ISBN: 9781869613921
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Designed to be used by children in their first six months of school PM Starters One and Two
The Cat on the Dovrefell
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534466614
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A very large cat may be the key to saving Christmas in this wryly humorous retelling of the Norwegian fairy tale The Cat on the Dovrefjell. When a man captures a great white bear, he is determined to bring it as a gift to the king of Finnmark. But to do that, first he must cross the Dovrefells—a mountain covered in snow and ice—in the middle of winter. On Christmas Eve, he reaches the house of a man named Halvor, and asks if he can stay the night. Halvor warns that every year on Christmas Eve, trolls come down from the mountains to take over his home, but the man and his polar bear think they may just be able to help...
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534466614
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
A very large cat may be the key to saving Christmas in this wryly humorous retelling of the Norwegian fairy tale The Cat on the Dovrefjell. When a man captures a great white bear, he is determined to bring it as a gift to the king of Finnmark. But to do that, first he must cross the Dovrefells—a mountain covered in snow and ice—in the middle of winter. On Christmas Eve, he reaches the house of a man named Halvor, and asks if he can stay the night. Halvor warns that every year on Christmas Eve, trolls come down from the mountains to take over his home, but the man and his polar bear think they may just be able to help...
A Selection from the Norse Tales for the Use of Children
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
This fairytale book is a collection of stories from Norse mythology intended for children. Tales included are The Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-Cock, Princess on the Glass Hill, and The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
This fairytale book is a collection of stories from Norse mythology intended for children. Tales included are The Cock, the Cuckoo, and the Black-Cock, Princess on the Glass Hill, and The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body.
East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon
Author: Sir George Webbe Dasent
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A collection of thirty-seven Norse folktales some taken from Asbj⮳en and Moe's "Norse folkeeventyr".
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A collection of thirty-seven Norse folktales some taken from Asbj⮳en and Moe's "Norse folkeeventyr".
Cat Tales
Author: Tom McCarthy
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493077597
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Rich in domestic history and detail, Cat Tales entertains, enlightens, and amuses. These are enduring stories that have passed the test of time and have attracted generations of readers. They are custom-made for the imaginative reader who seeks feline adventure ensconced in his or her favorite reading chair by the fire, curled up with a purring cat.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493077597
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Rich in domestic history and detail, Cat Tales entertains, enlightens, and amuses. These are enduring stories that have passed the test of time and have attracted generations of readers. They are custom-made for the imaginative reader who seeks feline adventure ensconced in his or her favorite reading chair by the fire, curled up with a purring cat.