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Books in Favorite Tale, Ladybird series

  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Unauthored

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, May 1, 1996)
    Invites small children to recreate the story of Little Red Riding Hood, in a storybook that opens into a miniature puppet theater and is accompanied by custom-made finger puppets."
    M
  • The Enormous Turnip

    Unauthored

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, March 1, 1997)
    A rewritten title from the previous "Read it Yourself" series with the original concept of the child reading a familiar story and the link with Key Words retained. It is part of Ladybird's overall "Learning to Read" programme which can be used alongside any other reading scheme.
    K
  • Cinderella

    Nicola Baxter

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, Oct. 1, 1996)
    The traditional story of the stepsister who marries a prince and lives happily ever after in a darling little book.
    E
  • Thumbelina

    Unauthored

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, May 1, 1996)
    After being kidnapped by an ugly toad, a beautiful girl, no bigger than a thumb, has a series of experiences and makes many animal friends before meeting a fairy prince just her size
    F
  • Pinocchio

    Carlo Collodi, Andrea Waitt, Peter Stevenson

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, March 1, 1997)
    An adaptation of Carlo Collodi's tale of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, who wants more than anything else to become a real boy.
    W
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff

    Joan Stimson, Unauthored, Chris Russell

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, May 1, 1996)
    Suitable for children ready to attempt reading, this book retells the "Three Billy Goats Gruff" in a simple way using a number of frequently repeated words. The sentences are closely supported by pictures and the story begins with a detailed scene introducing the main characters and vocabulary.
    K
  • The Emperor's New Clothes

    Liane B. Onish, Sally Long

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, May 1, 1996)
    "I love clothes," cries the Emperor, and he's not kidding. He doesn't care a fig for anything or anybody else--he doesn't have to, he's the Emperor. What a spoiled pig! He's so vain and stuck-up that he's the perfect target for two sly swindlers, who weave him a suit of clothes no one will ever forget--especially not the Emperor!
    J
  • The Three Little Pigs

    Unauthored

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, May 1, 1996)
    A retelling of the story of three little pigs who each build a shelter to protect them from the wolf. The straw and wooden houses are easily blown down by the wolf, but the pigs manage to take refuge in the brick house and the wolf's attempts to blow it down end in failure and humiliation.
    H
  • The Princess Collection

    Unauthored

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Ladybird Favorite Tales are the stories that generations of children have grown up with and loved. Now Ladybird offers two multi-title collections that are perfect for story lovers. The Princess Collection includes "Beauty and the Beast, " "Cinderella, " "Rapunzel, " "Sleeping Beauty, " "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Thumbelina." Full color.
    M
  • The All-time Classics Collection

    Unauthored

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Fairy tale stories
    K
  • Puss In Boots

    Nicola Baxter

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, Oct. 1, 1996)
    A retelling of the French fairy tale in which a clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.
    K
  • Hansel and Gretel

    Unauthored

    Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, May 1, 1996)
    An old favorite that will never grow old. Hansel and Gretel are a favorite tale
    J