Saviour Pirotta

Series

Classic stories

Pub. Date

2020.

Edition

2020 edition.

Language

English

Description

Presents an illustrated adaptation of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," in which Alice falls down a hole into a fantastical land.

24) Firebird

Author

Pub. Date

2010.

Edition

First U.S. edition

Language

English

Description

With the aid of Gray Wolf, young Prince Ivan fulfills a series of tasks set for him by his father and two other kings, winning the legendary firebird, a magical horse, and the hand of Princess Helen by his efforts.

25) The enchanted gazelle: An African Fairy Taleand Puss In Boots

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2007.

Language

English

Description

Presents two tales to compare and contrast, the first folktale comes from East Africa with a talking gazelle, and the second one from France with a talking cat, both animals are clever and help their poor masters win fame, fortune, and the hand of a beautiful princess

26) Joy to the world: Christmas stories from around the globe

Author

Pub. Date

[1998]

Edition

First American edition.

Language

English

Description

Presents five folktales related to Christmas, including "The Brave Little Camel" (Syria), "Baby in the Bread" (Malta), "The Gourd of Plenty" (Ghana), "Flowers for Jesus" (Mexico), and "Babushka" (Russia).

27) Rapunzel

Author

Series

Once upon a time...)

Pub. Date

2017.

Edition

Library edition.

Language

English

Description

Presents a retelling of the story of a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair who is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

28) The glass palace: An Arabian Fairy Tale and also Sleeping Beauty

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2007.

Language

English

Description

Presents two tales to compare and contrast, the first folktale comes from the Middle East where a young girl is cursed and cannot touch cotton or she will die, and the second one from one Germany, where the young princess is cursed and in her fifteenth year, will prick herself with a spindle and die.

29) The golden slipper: an ancient Egyptian fairy tale and also Cinderella

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2008.

Language

English

Description

Presents two tales to compare and contrast, the first one from ancient Egypt and the second one from France.

30) Jerusalem

Author

Series

Holy cities

Pub. Date

1993.

Language

English

Description

Surveys the history, places of worship, legends, traditions, and art and architecture of the great city, in which Christians, Jews, and Muslims live side by side.

31) The lonely princess

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2008.

Language

English

Description

Presents two tales to compare and contrast, the first folktale comes from India, where a powerful sage imprisons his beloved daughter in a floating palace after he catches a man gazing at her, and the second one comes from Germany, where a beautiful girl with long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

32) Stories from the Amazon

Author

Series

Multicultural stories

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

Description

Retellings of traditional stories from the people of the Amazon rain forests, including "The Legend of the Sun God, " "The Tree of Life, " and "The Sad Song of the Moon."

33) If you love a magical tale: The Wizard of Oz and Aladdin

Author

Pub. Date

2010.

Language

English

34) Frankenstein

Author

Series

Classic collection

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

Description

Victor Frankenstein has made a human being and brought it to life. His creature repulses him and he abandons it. Will he succeed in destroying his creation before the monster seeks revenge?

35) Patrick paints a picture

Author

Pub. Date

2007.

Language

English

36) Monsters of the deep

Author

Series

Remarkable world

Pub. Date

1995.

Language

English

37) Buried treasure

Author

Series

Mysteries of the past

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

38) Little Red Riding Hood

Author

Series

Once upon a time...)

Pub. Date

2017.

Edition

Library edition.

Language

English

Description

Presents a retelling of the story of a little girl who meets a wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.

39) Aesop's fables

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

40) Robin Hood

Series

Illustrated classics

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

Description