Amy Ehrlich

A lyrical adaptation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible presents the stories of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Moses and other primary figures in a continuous narrative that upholds the complexities of the original text.

The Story in the Torah

With a Mighty Hand

Follows the adventures of Annie as she escapes from the orphanage, finds her dog Sandy, and is finally adopted by the richest man in the world.

The Storybook Based on the Movie

Annie

Dee Brown

Traces the white man's conquest of the Indians of the American West, emphasizing the causes, events, and effects of the major Indian Wars leading to the symbolic end of Indian freedom at Wounded Knee.

An Indian History of the American West

Wounded Knee

Rachel Carson was always curious about the world around her. As a girl, she loved being outside, exploring and learning more about the universe. As an adult, Rachel wrote books, including Silent Spring, considered to be the start of today's environmental movement. An epilogue highlights on Rachel Carson's work and life.

The Story of Rachel Carson

Rachel

Bossy the cow is tired of living in the barn. So she moves into the house, along with the chickens, who demand cornflakes for breakfast. The sheep are not far behind. When the pigs and ducks cause a flood in the bathroom, the story literally overflows with madcap mayhem."The rollicking tale combines some of Ehrlich's best storytelling with Kellogg's hilarious illustrations -- together forming an irresistible package."-- The HornBook "One of the best picture book stories in a while, brimming with fun, much of it the best kind -- unexpected." -- Booklist , starred reviewAmy Ehrlich has written many picture book retellings of fairy tales, and other highly acclaimed childrens books. Steven Kellogg is well known for his Pinkerton books, and his illustrations for the Jimmy's Boa books by Trinka Hakes Noble (all Dial/Puffin).

Parents in the Pigpen, Pigs in the Tub

Steven Kellogg

These three friends do almost everything together, so it is no surprise when, one by one, they all get the chicken pox at the same time. Reprint.

Leo, Zack, and Emmie Together Again

Stranded on the moon of Endor, two children are helped by a group of Ewoks to rescue their parents from the monstrous Gorax, the most feared creature in all of Endor.

The Ewoks and the Lost Children

All day, Baby Dragon turns down other animals' offers to go play or find a snack while he waits for his mother to return for him, but at nightfall, he agrees to go with Crocodile to find her.

Baby Dragon

Hans Christian Andersen

A classic fairy tale of enchantment where grass blades are like a forest and butterflies can pull boats.

Thumbelina

Ten writers reflect on special childhood moments and provide individual explanations of how they became writers.

Original Stories about Growing Up. Volumes 1 & 2

When I was Your Age

Perfect for literature classes and beginning writers of all ages! "Tell me a story of when you were little" is something children love to ask. Now ten award-winning writers: Mary Pope Osborne, Laurence Yep, James Howe, Katherine Paterson, Walter Dean Myers, Susan Cooper, Nicholasa Mohr, Reeve Lindbergh, Avi, and Francesca Lia Block tell young readers stories drawn from their own childhood memories. The authors have also contributed notes about why they chose particular memories to write about and what in their lives led them to be writers. In this way, the extraordinary stories in When I Was Your Age bear witness to the origins of a writer’s art--and honor the courage, tenderness, and fragility of children.

Original Stories About Growing Up

When I Was Your Age, Volume One

Charles Perrault

Forced to live like her stepsisters' servant and not allowed to go to the royal ball, Cinderella turns to her fairy godmother for help.

Cinderella

Having all her life unquestioningly abided by her mother's decisions to move frequently and remain aloof from outsiders, fourteen-year-old Nina Lewis begins to wonder about the reasons for their way of life. Reprint.

Joyride

A trio of friends spend the winter of their second grade making snowballs and Valentine cards, going to a Christmas party, and fighting a bout with chicken pox.

An exquisite pop-up scene provides the magical opening to each of these classic fairy tales. 'Sleeping Beauty', 'The Princess and the Pea', 'The Frog Prince', 'Twelve Dancing Princesses', 'The Wild Swans' and 'Snow White' are all retold in this illustrated book of Princesses.

A Treasury of Princess Stories

The new girl in Zach and Leo's class affects the boys' friendship.

Leo, Zack, and Emmie

Eleven brothers, turned into wild swans by an evil stepmother, are saved by the sacrifices of their beautiful sister, Elise.

The Wild Swans

Lucy is kidnapped by Ivan the juggler who includes her in his miniature circus as he travels to a new town in search of his sweetheart Martina.

Lucy's Winter Tale

Rebecca Walsh

Clara, who lives in a little village with her father and grandmother, loves to dance, so when a troupe of dancers performs in the village one day, Clara is enchanted enough to follow their wagons deep into the forest where what she finds there changes her life forever.

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