Gather around the rocking chair for stories that only Grandma can tell. After reading these tales of wisdom and adventure, you'll never look at older women in the same way again.
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I Can Dream: A Treasury of Bestselling Authors Create Modern-day Fairy Tales

By: N/A

Price: $27.99

Publisher: Shadow Mountain: September 2015

Seller ID: 74617

ISBN: 1629721034

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

Just So Stories

By: Rudyard Kipling

Price: $4.98

Publisher: Weathervane Books: October 1986

Seller ID: 229280

ISBN: 0517266555

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Little Golden Book Storyland: 40 Of the Best Little Golden Books Ever Published

By: Golden Press

Price: $7.98

Publisher: Golden Pr: December 1998

Seller ID: 171573

ISBN: 0307165612

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - VeryGood

Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom

By: Hamilton, Virginia

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf: January 1993

Seller ID: 270297

ISBN: 0394828739

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Illus. in black-and-white. In this companion volume to the award-winning "The People Could Fly," Virginia Hamilton traces the history of slavery and the Underground Railroad in America. Thirty-five inspiring stories describe ingenious escapes, desperate measures, and daring protests of former slaves.
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Other Goose: Re-Nurseried!! and Re-Rhymed!! Childrens Classics

By: J.otto Seibold

Price: $19.99

Publisher: Chronicle Books: September 2010

Seller ID: 61070

ISBN: 0811868826

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

It's Humpty Dumpty, Little Bo Peep, Jack Be Nimble, Miss Muffet, Little Boy Blue, and more, like you've never seen them before Renowned artist J.otto Seibold re-nursuries and re-rhymes over the Mother Goose classics in this must-have collection. Featuring recurring characters and an ending that brings everyone back for a showstopping finale, this book is the most fun dear old Mother Goose has ever had
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Tales told to Kabbarli: Aboriginal legends collected by Daisy Bates

By: Barbara Ker Wilson

Price: $8.98

Publisher: Angus and Robertson: December 1971

Seller ID: 162025

ISBN: 0207123004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - VeryGood

The Arabian Nights (Illustrated Junior Library)

By: Anonymous

Price: $7.98

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap: October 1946

Seller ID: 260662

ISBN: 044806006X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - VeryGood

A selection of thirteen tales told by Scheherazade in the "Arabian Nights" which enchanted the cruel sultan so much that he gave up executing his daily wives.
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The Big Book of Beatrix Potter

By: Beatrix Potter

Price: $6.98

Publisher: Value Proprietary: July 1997

Seller ID: 261174

ISBN: 0517201542

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - VeryGood

The Cow of No Color: Riddle Stories and Justice Tales from Around the World

By: Nina Jaffe, Steve Zeitlin

Price: $8.98

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR): October 1998

Seller ID: 266837

ISBN: 0805037365

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

In this outstanding multicultural collection from the authors of the prizewinning "While Standing on One Foot," readers must try to outsmart evil kings, answer questions from Death, even puzzle with angels over the justice of God. Every tale returns to the most basic question: What is fair? With tales from Africa, Asia, and Europe, from Irish, Jews, and Muslims, from American schools and courtrooms, "The Cow of No Color "is truly an international gathering. Ranging from tricks to watch for in playground games to big issues to ponder for a lifetime, here is a book with insights and challeng...
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The Cow-Tail Switch: And Other West African Stories

By: Harold Courlander, George Herzog

Price: $4.98

Publisher: Owlet Paperbacks: June 1987

Seller ID: 78747

ISBN: 0805002987

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

The stories of West Africa are about men and animals, about kings, warriors, and hunters. They tell about clever people and stupid people, about good ones and bad ones, about how things and animals got to be how they are. Some stories in this book will make you think. Some will make you laugh. All of them are retold with folk spirit full of generosity and vitality.
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The Family Bedtime Treasury with CD: Tales for Sleepy Times and Sweet Dreams

By: Christelow and others

Price: $14.98

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers: September 2012

Seller ID: 73020

ISBN: 0547857861

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

Soft and warm, sweet and soothing, the stories and poems in this impressive, silver-jacketed anthology--complete with one hour of calming classical music on CD and for download--are just right for bedtime.You'll find eight complete picture books: "Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed" (Eileen Christelow), "The Napping House" (Don Wood/Audrey Wood), "Bedtime Bunnies" (Wendy Watson), "Tell Me Something""Happy Before I Go to Sleep" (Joyce Dunbar/Debi Gliori), "The Goodnight Train" (June Sobel/Laura Huliska-Beith), "The Quiet Book" (Deborah Underwood/Renata Liwska), "Gideon" (Olivier Dunrea), ...
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The Feather Merchants: And Other Tales of the Fools of Chelm

By: Steve Sanfield

Price: $4.98

Publisher: Orchard Books: September 1991

Seller ID: 162161

ISBN: 0531085589

Binding: Library Binding

Condition: Used - Good

The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales

By: Virginia Hamilton

Price: $8.98

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf: January 2009

Seller ID: 163440

ISBN: 0394869257

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

"The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons, this collection should be snapped up."--(starred) "School Library Journal." This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards text Exemplar (Grade 6-8, Stories) in Appendix B. "From the Trade Paperback edition."
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The Snow Queen: A Tale in Seven Stories

By: N/A

Price: $7.95

Publisher: Ten Speed Press: October 2016

Seller ID: 271304

ISBN: 0399578501

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

The Very Best of Mother Goose

By: Iona Opie

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Candlewick Press (1999), Hardcover, 207 pages: January 1999

Seller ID: 210687

ISBN: 0760735514

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Barnes & Noble Classics)

By: L. Frank Baum

Price: $5.98

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics: September 2005

Seller ID: 212981

ISBN: 1593082215

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - VeryGood

"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," by L. Frank Baum, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes & Noble Classics" New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parod...
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Three Gay Tales from Grimm (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Hertitage Book Series)

By: Wanda Gag

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press: October 2008

Seller ID: 89450

ISBN: 0816656908

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

Tonweya and the Eagles

By: Robe, Rosebud Yellow

Price: $5.98

Publisher: Dial: January 1992

Seller ID: 271210

ISBN: 0803789734

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very Good

Uncle Wiggily's Story Book

By: Howard Garis

Price: $6.98

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap: January 1995

Seller ID: 266771

ISBN: 0448417138

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New - New

You Read to Me & I'll Read to You: Stories to Share from the 20th Century

By: Janet Schulman

Price: $3.98

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers: September 2001

Seller ID: 101417

ISBN: 0375810838

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

An anthology with sure-fire appeal for children who are starting to read on their own but still enjoy being read to. This brilliant collection by the editor of "The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury" contains 26 selections for parents and children to read aloud. Including works by such illustrious authors and artists as Maurice Sendak, James Marshall, Judy Blume, Ursula Le Guin, William Steig, and Roald Dahl, the selections range from the humorous to the magical to the contemporary to the just plain silly. The text of each selection is included in full. "You Read to Me & I'll Read to You" ...
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