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3 Little Kittensby Paul GaldoneISBN 0899197965 (0-89919-796-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderellaby Myrna J. De LA Paz, You-Shan Tang, Youshang TangISBN 1885008171 (1-885008-17-1)
Hardcover, Shens Books & Supplies
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Animal Farmby Bill WillinghamISBN 140120077X (1-4012-0077-X)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Animal Farm'Book summary:Collecting FABLES #6-10, the second story arc of the fan-favorite, critically acclaimed VERTIGO series. Travel to upstate New York, where the non-human Fable characters have found refuge on a farm, miles from mankind. But all is not well on the farm and a conspiracy to free them from the shackles of their perceived imprisonment may lead to a war that could wrest control of the Fables community away from Snow White. Starring Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Plus, a sketchbook section featuring art by Willingham, Buckingham and Jean. [via]
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Bearskinby Gareth HindsISBN 1893131009 (1-893131-00-9)
Softcover, Thecomic.Com
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Beauty and the Beastby Marianna Mayer, Mercer MayerISBN 1587171481 (1-58717-148-1)
Softcover, Chronicle Books LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beauty and the Beast'Book summary:"A book of surpassing loveliness . . . Mercer Mayer's gorgeous paintings, full of life and glowing colors and magic . . . make the mind and heart leap."--( Publishers Weekly) "Such warmly human yet elaborately detailed illustrations facing every page of text enrich the symbolism of the story."--Booklist, starred review. Full-color illustrations. [via]
Cinderellaby Charles PerraultISBN 1894998111 (1-894998-11-1)
Softcover, Jack Lake Prod Inc
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Cinderellaby Carole Kismaric, Marvin Heiferman, William WegmanISBN 1562823485 (1-56282-348-5)
Hardcover, Disney Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cinderella'Book summary:In her haste to flee the palace before her fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. Photographs show the characters depicted as dogs. [via]
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Creatures Of The Nightby N. Gaiman, Michael ZulliISBN 1569719365 (1-56971-936-5)
Hardcover, Dark Horse Comics
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El Hobbit / the Hobbitby J. R. R. TolkienISBN 1594130051 (1-59413-005-1)
Softcover, Large Print Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Hobbit / the Hobbit'Book summary:Poor Bilbo Baggins! An unassuming and rather plump hobbit (as most of these small, furry- footed people tend to be ), Baggins finds himself unwittingly drawn into adventure by a wizard named Gandalf and 13 dwarves bound for the Lonely Mountain, where a dragon named Smaug hordes a stolen treasure. Before he knows what is happening, Baggins finds himself on the road to danger. Wizards, dwarves and dragons may seem the stuff of children's fairy tales, but The Hobbit is in a class of its own--light-hearted enough for younger readers, yet with a dark edge guaranteed to intrigue an older audience. In the best tradition of the archetypal hero's quest, Bilbo Baggins sets out on his fateful journey a callow, untested soul and returns--tempered by hardship, danger and loss--a better man--er, hobbit.
This book is the predecessor to Tolkien's masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, and though that trilogy can be thoroughly enjoyed without first reading The Hobbit, much that happens in the later novels is foreshadowed here. A word of caution, however: as Bilbo discovers early on, travel and adventure are addictive things; embark on this journey to the Lonely Mountain with Tolkien's reluctant hero, and you might not be able to stop there. And the road taken to the distant mountains of Mordor in the ensuing trilogy is an even more perilous one. [via]
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Eucalyptusby Murray BailISBN 1860464955 (1-86046-495-5)
Softcover, Harvill Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eucalyptus'Book summary:"The idea that Holland's daughter was like the princess locked in the tower of a damp castle was of course false. After all, she was living on a property in western New South Wales."
Once upon a time, on a property in western New South Wales, a man named Holland plants hundreds of varieties of eucalyptus trees, then decrees that only the suitor who can name each and every one of them will be worthy to marry his beautiful daughter, Ellen. Men try and fail: there is the gentle schoolteacher who "had correctly named eighty-seven eucalypts and was doing it well when he went blank at the fatly handsome Jarrah up against the fence behind the house"; and the New Zealander who "came up against, and was defeated by, one of the many Stringybarks..." Old men, young men, commercial travelers, sheep-shearers--even a "smiling Chinaman ... all the way from Darwin." Not one is successful. Then, one day, along comes Mr. Roy Cave, a man renowned in the eucalyptus world, someone who "employed with lip-smacking relish the terms 'petiole,' 'inflorescences,' 'falacte' and 'lanceolate,' and he was also comfortable with 'sessile', 'fusiform' and 'conculorous.'"
Even in so wonderfully fractured a fairy tale as Murray Bail's Eucalyptus, it's obvious that Roy Cave is hardly the stuff romantic dreams are made of. Indeed, despite her father's warning to "beware of any man who deliberately tells a story," Ellen's Prince Charming turns out to be a mysterious young stranger who finds her wandering among her father's trees and spins her tale after tale, each one tied to a different kind of eucalypt. As the weeks go by, Mr. Cave continues to successfully identify every tree on the property, thus drawing ever closer to his prize. Meanwhile, Ellen's other suitor captures first her imagination and then her heart with stories of apprentice hairdressers who fall in love with plain-Jane heiresses; solicitors' daughters involved with married men; and lonely canary breeders who almost find happiness with spinster piano teachers. What all of these off-kilter stories have in common is a theme of missed opportunities, and lovers who realize too late that they were made for each other. Will Ellen, too, end up like one of these the sad-hearted heroines, or will her would-be lover find a way to thwart Mr. Cave's relentless victory march through the Eucalypts to claim her hand?
There is so much to love about Bail's novel that it's difficult to identify exactly which of its qualities make it such a complete delight. Is it Ellen's "speckled beauty ... so covered in small brown-black moles she attracted men, every sort of man"? Is it the detailed descriptions of the landscape? The way Bail uses them to comment on human nature, on the nature of storytelling and of language itself ("a paragraph is not so different from a paddock--similar shape, similar function")? Or is it the wacky charm of the Scheharezade-like suitor's urban tales? ("Still in the vicinity of low-height eucalypts he went on to mention, in a thoughtful voice, how in an outer suburb of Hobart an actuary with a well-known insurance company needed a stepladder to woo a widow who passed by his house every day.") Whatever the source of Bail's peculiar magic, Eucalyptus casts a spell that will carry readers from first page to last and leave them wishing for a thousand and one more stories just like it. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Fablesby Bill Willingham, Mark BuckinghamISBN 140120256X (1-4012-0256-X)
Softcover, Vertigo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fables'Book summary:A new Softcover collecting the acclaimed FABLES #11-18, including the 4-part "Storybook Love." Also included are the 2-part "A Sharp Operator" and the single-issue tales "Bag o' Bones" and "Barleycorn Brides." Don't miss this amazing third collection, topped off with a stunning new wraparound cover by James Jean. [via]
The Fairies in the Irish Traditionby Mary GowenISBN 1861630859 (1-86163-085-9)
Softcover, Holmes Pub Group Llc
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Fairy Tales of Oscar Wildeby P. Craig RussellISBN 156163056X (1-56163-056-X)
Hardcover, NBM Publishing Company
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Feminist Fablesby Suniti Namjoshi, Susan TrangmarISBN 1875559191 (1-875559-19-1)
Softcover, Spinifex Pr
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Fishing for Amberby Ciaran CarsonISBN 1862073716 (1-86207-371-6)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fishing for Amber'Book summary:Fishing for Amber dazzles with its weave of narratives and the sheer pleasure taken in unwinding the three narrative strands: ribald telling of tales from Ovid's Metamorphoses, dark and disturbing Irish fairy stories, and fantastic tales of 17th-century Dutch painting. The universal theme is that of transmutation and the power of artof light captured on canvas, experience immortalized in narrative. Stories branch infinitely into other stories, each connecting, and each fishing for the truth. The central image of amber, of light or creatures captured in it, transformed by it, is sustained throughout the book. Ciaran Carson lives in Belfast. He has been awarded the Irish Times Irish Literature Prize and the T. S. Eliot Poetry Prize, as well as the Yorkshire Post Prize for The Star Factory.[via] -
Folklore of the Scottish Highlandsby Anne RossISBN 1566192269 (1-56619-226-9)
Hardcover, Barnes & Noble Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Folklore of the Scottish Highlands'Book summary:The folklore of the Scottish Highlands is unique and very much alive. Dr Anne Ross, a Gaelic-speaking Celtic scholar and archaeologist, has lived and worked in crofting communities, enabling her to collect information at first hand and to assess the veracity of material already published. She portrays the beliefs and customs of Scottish Gaelic society in the light of Celtic and more recent Scottish history, including: seasonal customs deriving from Celtic festivals; the famous waulking songs; the Highland tradition of seers and second sight; omens and taboos, both good and bad; chilling experiences of witchcraft and the Evil Eye; rituals associated with life and death. Dr Anne Ross, formerly Lecturer in the Extramural Department of the University of Southampton, where she taught Iron Age and general Celtic topics, now lives near Aberystwyth and teaches part time at the University. She is the author of several books including Roman Celtic Britain and of the Pagan Celts, as well as numerous papers and teaches part time. [via]
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Frightful Fairytalesby DarcyISBN 1580084648 (1-58008-464-8)
Softcover, Ten Speed Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frightful Fairytales'Book summary:Sinister storytelling has never been so delightful! Legendary comic book artist Dame Darcy delves deep into the cauldron of romantic horror with five haunting fables, each certain to entice you with enchanting damsels, charming lads and cads, and other beguiling characters. Each skillfully crafted tale is adorned with the Dame'¬?s elaborate trademark illustrations, drawn in Victorian fashion, making this collection seem authentically from another-more poisonous-era. Detailed with alluring beauty, elegant imagination, and wicked humor, FRIGHTFUL FAIRYTALES unleashes ghastly mortals from the dark closet into your subconscious. But don'¬?t worry, it'¬?s all happily ever after in the end, just like a fairytale should be-you just might want to sleep with the light on.Ä¢ Dame Darcy'¬?s comic book, Meat Cake, has a fan base of over 10,000 loyal devotees. [via]
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The Grey Fairy Bookby Andrew LangISBN 1426449887 (1-4264-4988-7)
Softcover, Bibliobazaar
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Grey Fairy Book'Book summary:There was once upon a time a king who was so much beloved by his subjects that he thought himself the happiest monarch in the whole world, and he had everything his heart could desire. His palace was filled with the rarest of curiosities, and his gardens with the sweetest flowers, while in the marble stalls of his stables stood a row of milk-white Arabs, with big brown eyes. [via]
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Happy Prince and Other Storiesby Oscar WildeISBN 1853261238 (1-85326-123-8)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Happy Prince and Other Stories'Book summary:In these delightful tales, Oscar Wilde employs all his grace, artistry and wit. The Happy Prince tells of the statue of a once pleasure-loving Prince which, with the help of a selfless Swallow helps people in distress. As well as The Nightingale and the Rose, The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket, this collection contains The Selfish Giant, a remarkable story of the redemptive power of love. [via]
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A Harp of Fishbonesby Russell WaltonISBN 1870132602 (1-870132-60-2)
Hardcover, White Row Press
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Hero With A Thousand Facesby Joseph CampbellISBN 1567311202 (1-56731-120-2)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hero With A Thousand Faces'Book summary:Originally written by Campbell in the '40s-- in his pre-Bill Moyers days -- and famous as George Lucas' inspiration for "Star Wars," this book will likewise inspire any writer or reader in its well considered assertion that while all stories have already been told, this is *not* a bad thing, since the *retelling* is still necessary. And while our own life's journey must always be ended alone, the travel is undertaken in the company not only of immediate loved ones and primal passion, but of the heroes and heroines -- and myth-cycles -- that have preceded us. [via]
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The Hobbitby J.R.R. TolkienISBN 1560600543 (1-56060-054-3)
Softcover, Eclipse Books
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Homelandsby Bill Willingham, David Hahn, Mark Buckingham, Lan MedinaISBN 1401205003 (1-4012-0500-3)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Homelands'Book summary:Collecting issues #34-41 of writer Bill Willingham's Eisner Award-winning creation, HOMELANDS follows Boy Blue on a mission of revenge as he uncovers the Adversary's true identity! Plus, the 2-part story of Jack's adventures in Hollywood and the one-shot story of Mowgli's return to Fabletown. [via]
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Japanese Fairy Talesby Grace JamesISBN 1859581927 (1-85958-192-7)
Softcover, Merchant Book Company
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Just Ellaby Margaret Peterson HaddixISBN 1416936491 (1-4169-3649-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Kingfisher Treasury of Bedtime Storiesby Nora Clarke, Annabel SpenceleyISBN 1856979318 (1-85697-931-8)
Softcover, Kingfisher Books
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The Ladies of Grace Adieu And Other Storiesby Susanna Clarke, Charles VessISBN 1596912510 (1-59691-251-0)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Ladies of Grace Adieu And Other Stories'Book summary:From the author of the award-winning, internationally bestselling Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, an enchanting collection of stories. Set in versions of England that bear an uncanny resemblance to the world of Strange and Norrell, these stories are brimming with all the ingredients of good fairy tales: petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time in embroidering terrible fates, endless paths in deep, dark woods, and houses that never appear the same way twice. Their heroines and heroes include the Duke of Wellington, a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor, Mary, Queen of Scots, Jonathan Strange, and the Raven King himself. The Ladies of Grace Adieu is the perfect introduction to a world where charm is always tempered by eerieness, and picaresque comedy is always darkened by the disturbing shadow of Faerie. [via]
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Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Bookby Terry Jones, Brian FroudISBN 1570360626 (1-57036-062-6)
Hardcover, Turner Publishing, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book'Book summary:This perennial bestseller never loses its charm. It really happened-a hoax perpetrated by two girls who claimed to have photographed actual "fairies"; among the people caught up in the popular hysteria were Arthur Conan Doyle (who fell for it) and Harry Houdini (who did not). This remarkable parody, written by a former member of the Monty Python troupe, takes a riotously witty, visually extraordinary, and wildly original look at what went on. In every respect, this "handwritten diary" captures the look of the age-though the fairies, it is true, do sometimes have a more malevolent aspect than one might expect...[via]
A fresh-and funny-take on the true story that inspired two movies.More editions of Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book:
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Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book: ISBN 1586633309 (1-58663-330-9)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book: ISBN 1570360626 (1-57036-062-6)
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Legends in Exileby Bill Willingham, Lan MedinaISBN 1563899426 (1-56389-942-6)
Softcover, DC Comics
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The Little Big Book for Mom'sby Lena Tabori, Alice WongISBN 094180741X (0-941807-41-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Little Bookroom: Eleanor Farjeon's Short Stories for Children Chosen by Herselfby Eleanor Farjeon, Edward ArdizzoneISBN 1590170482 (1-59017-048-2)
Hardcover, Random House Distribution childrens
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The Little Mermaidby Inchworm Press Staff, Hans Christian AndersenISBN 157719327X (1-57719-327-X)
Hardcover, G T Publishing Corporation
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The Little Princeby Irene Testot-Ferry, A. ExuperyISBN 1853261580 (1-85326-158-0)
Softcover, Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Little Prince'Book summary:Antoine de Saint-Exupéry first published The Little Prince in 1943, only a year before his Lockheed P-38 vanished over the Mediterranean during a reconnaissance mission. More than a half century later, this fable of love and loneliness has lost none of its power. The narrator is a downed pilot in the Sahara Desert, frantically trying to repair his wrecked plane. His efforts are interrupted one day by the apparition of a little, well, prince, who asks him to draw a sheep. "In the face of an overpowering mystery, you don't dare disobey," the narrator recalls. "Absurd as it seemed, a thousand miles from all inhabited regions and in danger of death, I took a scrap of paper and a pen out of my pocket." And so begins their dialogue, which stretches the narrator's imagination in all sorts of surprising, childlike directions.
The Little Prince describes his journey from planet to planet, each tiny world populated by a single adult. It's a wonderfully inventive sequence, which evokes not only the great fairy tales but also such monuments of postmodern whimsy as Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities. And despite his tone of gentle bemusement, Saint-Exupéry pulls off some fine satiric touches, too. There's the king, for example, who commands the Little Prince to function as a one-man (or one-boy) judiciary:
I have good reason to believe that there is an old rat living somewhere on my planet. I hear him at night. You could judge that old rat. From time to time you will condemn him to death. That way his life will depend on your justice. But you'll pardon him each time for economy's sake. There's only one rat.
The author pokes similar fun at a businessman, a geographer, and a lamplighter, all of whom signify some futile aspect of adult existence. Yet his tale is ultimately a tender one--a heartfelt exposition of sadness and solitude, which never turns into Peter Pan-style treacle. Such delicacy of tone can present real headaches for a translator, and in her 1943 translation, Katherine Woods sometimes wandered off the mark, giving the text a slightly wooden or didactic accent. Happily, Richard Howard (who did a fine nip-and-tuck job on Stendhal's The Charterhouse of Parma in 1999) has streamlined and simplified to wonderful effect. The result is a new and improved version of an indestructible classic, which also restores the original artwork to full color. "Trying to be witty," we're told at one point, "leads to lying, more or less." But Saint-Exupéry's drawings offer a handy rebuttal: they're fresh, funny, and like the book itself, rigorously truthful. --James Marcus [via]More editions of The Little Prince:
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Mary Engelbreit's the Snow Queenby H.C. Andersen, Mary EngelbreitISBN 1563054388 (1-56305-438-8)
Hardcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mary Engelbreit's the Snow Queen'Book summary:Mary Engelbreight's whimsical illustrations have made her one of America's most recognized and beloved artists. And now with over 210,000 copies in print, her beautiful retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen is the perfect marriage of an artist's imagination with that of a storyteller.
Combining Mary Engelbright's clear bright colors and exuberant detail with the classic story about a feisty heroine who will stop at nothing, a conjuror's twists and turns, and the triumph of love and innocence over wickedness and evil, The Snow Queen is pure enchantment, a lovely gift for children and adult Mary Engelbreight fans alike.
Selection of the Literary Guild and Troll Book Club. Suitable for ages 5 and up. 211,000 copies in print. [via]More editions of Mary Engelbreit's the Snow Queen:
Merlin's Bookeby Jane YolenISBN 091659503X (0-916595-03-X)
Hardcover, Steeldragon Pr
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Midnight Pearls: A Retelling of "The Little Mermaid"by Debbie ViguieISBN 1416940162 (1-4169-4016-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Moss Gownby William H. Hooks, Donald CarrickISBN 0899194605 (0-89919-460-5)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardustby Neil Gaiman, Charles VessISBN 1401211909 (1-4012-1190-9)
Hardcover, Vertigo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess's Stardust'Book summary:De Féerie, le pays magique, les habitants du petit village de Wall savent peu de choses. Il faut dire qu'un grand mur les en séparent. Un mur dans lequel est ouvert une brèche, une brèche bien gardée, par laquelle ils n'ont droit de passer qu'une fois l'an, le jour de la grande foire de Wall. C'est ce jour-là, justement, que le jeune Tristram Thorn, décidé à conquérir le cSur de sa belle, part pour le pays de fée afin de lui ramener une étoile filante. Mais dans un pays magique, rien n'est comme ailleurs. Les distances sont immenses, on y croise nains et licornes, des chasseurs d'éclairs naviguent sur des bateaux volants et l'on est jamais à l'abri d'un mauvais sort qui pourra vous transformer en arbre, en chèvre ou en rat. Un monde plein de dangers et de merveilles que Tristram est loin d'imaginer, comme il est loin d'imaginer que son étoile filante est une belle et pure jeune fille, dont la présence ici-bas va éveiller la concupiscence des sept seigneurs de Sromhold comme de quelques vilaines sorcières...
Neil Gaiman est aussi à l'aise dans la BD (Sandman), que dans le roman (Neverwhere). Un talent inépuisable qu'il confirme une fois de plus ici en revisitant avec bonheur l'univers des contes de fées. À la fois drôle, merveilleux et volontairement naïf, Stardust est une réussite. --Georges Louhans [via]
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The Night Dance: A Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princessesby Suzanne WeynISBN 1416905790 (1-4169-0579-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Nightingaleby H. C. Andersen, Naomi Lewis, Josef PalecekISBN 1558580905 (1-55858-090-5)
Hardcover, North South Books
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The Paper Bag Princessby Michael Martchenko, Robert MunschISBN 0920236162 (0-920236-16-2)
Softcover, Annick Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Paper Bag Princess'Book summary:Elizabeth, a beautiful princess, lives in a castle and wears fancy clothes. Just when she is about to marry Prince Ronald, a dragon smashes her castle, burns her clothes with his fiery breath, and prince-naps her dear Ronald. Undaunted and presumably unclad, she dons a large paper bag and sets off to find the dragon and her cherished prince. Once she's tracked down the rascally reptile, she flatters him into performing all sorts of dragonly stunts that eventually exhaust him, allowing her to rescue Prince Ronald. But what does Prince Not-So-Charming say when he sees her? "You smell like ashes, your hair is all tangled and you are wearing a dirty old paper bag. Come back when you are dressed like a real princess." (At least he has the courtesy not to mention that the princess's crown resembles a dying sea anemone.) In any case, let's just say that Princess Elizabeth and Prince Ronald do not, under any circumstances, live happily ever after. Canadian author Robert Munsch celebrates feisty females everywhere with this popular favorite, and Michael Martchenko's scratchy, comical, pen-and-ink drawings capture the tongue-in-cheek quality of this read-aloud crowd pleaser. (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson [via]
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The Paper Bag Princessby Robert MunschISBN 0920236251 (0-920236-25-1)
Softcover, Firefly Books Ltd
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The Paper Bag Princess: The Story Behind the Storyby Michael Martchenko, Robert Munsch, Sarah DannISBN 1550379151 (1-55037-915-1)
Hardcover, Annick Pr
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The Pied Piper of Hamelinby Robert Browning, Jane E. CookISBN 0914108034 (0-914108-03-4)
Softcover, Armstrong Browning Library, Baylor University
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Princess Brideby William GoldmanISBN 0899668097 (0-89966-809-7)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Princess Bride'Book summary:The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels is a story that has everything: "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles."
Goldman frames the fairy tale with an "autobiographical" story: his father, who came from Florin, abridged the book as he read it to his son. Now, Goldman is publishing an abridged version, interspersed with comments on the parts he cut out.
Is The Princess Bride a critique of classics like Ivanhoe and The Three Musketeers, that smother a ripping yarn under elaborate prose? A wry look at the differences between fairy tales and real life? Simply a funny, frenetic adventure? No matter how you read it, you'll put it on your "keeper" shelf. --Nona Vero [via]
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The Real Mother Gooseby Blanche Fisher WrightISBN 1562880411 (1-56288-041-1)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Real Mother Goose'Book summary:This is a board-book edition of the classic nursery rhyme collection, and it's a fine choice for a first nursery-rhyme book. The old-fashioned, rather Edwardian-looking illustrations may appeal more to nostalgic parents than to babies and toddlers, but the bright colors and simple lines are easy on small eyes, too. Each double-page spread has a one-verse rhyme on the left with an illustration on the right, and the 15 selections include Humpty Dumpty; Peter, Peter, Pumpkin-Eater; The Cat and the Fiddle; Pease Porridge Hot; and Wee Willie Winkie. (Baby to 3) --Richard Farr [via]
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Rootabaga Storiesby Carl Sandburg, Miska Petersham, Maud Fuller PetershamISBN 155709490X (1-55709-490-X)
Softcover, Applewood Books
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Sanctuaryby Paul Monette, Vivienne FlesherISBN 1555835317 (1-55583-531-7)
Softcover, Alyson Pubns
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The Second Virago Book of Fairy Talesby Angela CarterISBN 1853814911 (1-85381-491-1)
Hardcover, Virago Press
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Selective Poems of Christina Rossettiby Christina Rossetti, Martin CornerISBN 1853264296 (1-85326-429-6)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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Stardustby Neil Gaiman, Charles VessISBN 156389470X (1-56389-470-X)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stardust'Book summary:De Féerie, le pays magique, les habitants du petit village de Wall savent peu de choses. Il faut dire qu'un grand mur les en séparent. Un mur dans lequel est ouvert une brèche, une brèche bien gardée, par laquelle ils n'ont droit de passer qu'une fois l'an, le jour de la grande foire de Wall. C'est ce jour-là, justement, que le jeune Tristram Thorn, décidé à conquérir le cSur de sa belle, part pour le pays de fée afin de lui ramener une étoile filante. Mais dans un pays magique, rien n'est comme ailleurs. Les distances sont immenses, on y croise nains et licornes, des chasseurs d'éclairs naviguent sur des bateaux volants et l'on est jamais à l'abri d'un mauvais sort qui pourra vous transformer en arbre, en chèvre ou en rat. Un monde plein de dangers et de merveilles que Tristram est loin d'imaginer, comme il est loin d'imaginer que son étoile filante est une belle et pure jeune fille, dont la présence ici-bas va éveiller la concupiscence des sept seigneurs de Sromhold comme de quelques vilaines sorcières...
Neil Gaiman est aussi à l'aise dans la BD (Sandman), que dans le roman (Neverwhere). Un talent inépuisable qu'il confirme une fois de plus ici en revisitant avec bonheur l'univers des contes de fées. À la fois drôle, merveilleux et volontairement naïf, Stardust est une réussite. --Georges Louhans [via]
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Tales and Sketchesby Nathaniel Hawthorne, Roy Harvey PearceISBN 0940450038 (0-940450-03-8)
Hardcover, Library of America
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tales and Sketches'Book summary:"Tales and Sketches" offers what no reader has ever been able to find--an authoritative edition of Hawthorne's complete stories in a single comprehensive volume. Here is everything from his three collections, "Twice-told Tales," "Mosses from an Old Manse," "The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-told Tales," his two books of stories for children based on classical myths, "A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys" and "Tanglewood Tales," and sixteen uncollected stories. The unique arrangement by order of publication charts Hawthorne's evolution into one of the most powerful and experimental writers of American fiction. From familiar but always surprising works like "Young Goodman Brown," to masterly fables like "My Kinsman, Major Molineux," to lesser known gems like "The Wives of the Dead," these haunting stories of love and guilt, of duty and licence, of the fateful ties of family and nation, show why Hawthorne is a great artist, and an astonishingly contemporary one. [via]
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Thomas the Rhymerby Ellen KushnerISBN 1557100462 (1-55710-046-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thomas the Rhymer'Book summary:Based on an old English ballad, this book tells the story of the minstrel, Thomas, who is abducted by the Queen of Elfland and lives for years in her realm - a kingdom concealing many perils he must overcome - until one day he is returned to the land of passing time. The author wrote "Swordspoint". [via]
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Three Little Pigsby ParragonISBN 1405455608 (1-4054-5560-8)
Hardcover, Parragon Inc
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Three Tales of Threeby Marilyn Helmer, Chris JacksonISBN 1550747592 (1-55074-759-2)
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The Twelve Dancing Princessesby Wilhelm Grimm, Brothers Grimm, Dorothee Duntze, Anthea BellISBN 1558582169 (1-55858-216-9)
Hardcover, North South Books
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The Violet Fairy Bookby Andrew LangISBN 1421800071 (1-4218-0007-1)
Hardcover, 1st World Library
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Water Song: A Retelling of the Frog Princeby Suzanne WeynISBN 1416940138 (1-4169-4013-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Wily Witch, and All the Other Fairy Tales and Fablesby Godfried Bomans, Wouter HoogendijkISBN 0916144097 (0-916144-09-7)
Hardcover, Stemmer House Publishers
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The Wizard of Ozby L. Frank BaumISBN 1419188321 (1-4191-8832-1)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wizard of Oz'Book summary:In spite of the fact that L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) is one of the most popular stories in America, relatively few people have actually read the book. It's well worth the effort! Young readers expecting rainbows, Munchkin songs, and wicked witches with burning brooms will instead find a complex country populated with mocking Hammerhead men, dainty people made out of china, and fierce monsters with heads of tigers and bodies of bears. Through the fantastic land of Oz ramble Dorothy and her trusty companions--Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion--each seeking his or her heart's desire. Although the premise of the book and the 1939 movie is the same, the book--as so often is the case--delivers a far more subtle and intricate plot. A child's imagination will run rampant in these pages as one extraordinary creature after another leads the motley crew into strange and magical adventures. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Wizard of Ozby Baum Frank L., Lisbeth ZwergerISBN 1558586571 (1-55858-657-1)
Hardcover, North South Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wizard of Oz'Book summary:In this fascinating reinterpretation of L. Frank Baums The Wizard of Oz, artist Graham Rawle has stripped the epic story about Dorothys journey to Oz of all remnants of Hollywood iconography. Gone are the Judy Garland braids, the Technicolor ruby slippers, the ethereal Glinda the Good Witch. In their place, Rawle has fashioned graphic characters and scenery that are at once relentlessly modern and devoutly loyal to Baums original text: the Wicked Witch of the West has but one good eye and it is as powerful as a telescope, while Emerald City only appears to be green because the inhabitants are made to wear tinted glasses. Infused with color, images, and montages that bring the classic story alive all over again, this is an Oz that is both surreal and surprising.[via]More editions of The Wizard of Oz:
A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boysby Nathaniel HawthorneISBN 1421922010 (1-4219-2201-0)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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The Wonderful Wizard of Ozby L. Frank Baum, Enrique Fernandez, David ChauvelISBN 1582407150 (1-58240-715-0)
Softcover, Image Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'Book summary:[via]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:Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Liontheyre now as beloved a part of American folklore as Johnny Appleseed and Paul Bunyan. Since its first publication in 1900, L. Frank Baums story of a little girl carried away by a tornado to the strange and beautiful Land of Oz has had an extraordinary emotional impact on wide-eyed readers young and old.
As Dorothy journeys down the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, hoping the Great and Terrible Wizard who lives there will help her return home, she shares adventures with the famous trio of characters, defeats a wicked witch, and learns about the power of friendship, loyalty, and self-confidence. While scholars have debated for decades over possible political meanings hidden within the tale, Baum himself claimed he simply wanted to write a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are left out. As it has done for generations past, this classic of fantasy adventure speaks movingly about what every child needs: the Woodmans compassion, the Lions courage, and the Scarecrows wisdom.
With original illustrations by William Wallace Denslow.J. T. Barbarese teaches at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey, where he is a member of the Rutgers Center for Children and Childhood Studies. He is the author of four books of poetry and a translation of Euripides.More editions of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:
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The World's Best StorybookISBN 1850510377 (1-85051-037-7)
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Cuentos Que Contaban Nuestras Abuelas: Cuentos Populares Hispanicosby Alma Flor Ada, Vivi Escriva, Felipe DavalosISBN 1416919058 (1-4169-1905-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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El Hobbitby J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Dixon, Sean Deming, Lorenzo Diaz, Dixon & WenzelISBN 1594970718 (1-59497-071-8)
Hardcover, Public Square Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Hobbit'Book summary:DESCRIPTION: Nota: En los titulos y nombres de autores, los marcos ortograficos han sido omitidos para facilitar las busquedas de Internet.
Description del libro en espanol: El dia en que Bilbo Bolson recibe la visita inesperada del mago Gandalf y de un grupo de enanos, su placida existencia de hobbit cambia radicalmente. Elfos, dragones y un anillo magico se cruzaran en la aventura mas fantastica de toda su vida. . .Charles Dixon y David Wenzel adaptan al comic preludio de El Senor de los Anillos, la obra maestro de J.R.R. Tolkien.
Book Description in English: First published in the United States more than sixty years ago, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit has become one of the best-loved books of all time. Tolkien's fantasy was then adapted into a fully painted graphic novel, which became a classic in its own right...
The enchanting prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit is the story of Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented hobbit whose life is turned upside down when he joins the wizard Gandalf and thirteen dwarves on their quest to reclaim the dwarves' stolen treasure. It is a journey fraught with danger - and in the end it is Bilbo alone who must face the guardian of this treasure, the most dreaded dragon in all of Middle-earth. [via]
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LA Princesa Vestida Con Una Bolsa De Papel/Paper Bag Princessby Michael Martchenko, Robert MunschISBN 1550370987 (1-55037-098-7)
Softcover, Firefly Books Ltd
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Stardustby ERNEST RIERAISBN 1594970971 (1-59497-097-1)
Softcover, Public Square Books
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Neil Gaiman est aussi à l'aise dans la BD (Sandman), que dans le roman (Neverwhere). Un talent inépuisable qu'il confirme une fois de plus ici en revisitant avec bonheur l'univers des contes de fées. À la fois drôle, merveilleux et volontairement naïf, Stardust est une réussite. --Georges Louhans [via]
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