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Books in Rabbit Ears-A Classic Tale series

  • The Elephant's Child: From The Just So Stories

    Rudyard Kipling, Tim Raglin

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Sept. 1, 2005)
    Rudyard Kipling's story of how the elephant got its trunk has always delighted children with its playful use of language and sense of high adventure. Never has there been a more satisfying rendering of Kipling's most beloved "Just So" story, which explains what the world was like "in the beginning of years when the world was new and all..."
    U
  • Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion: A CLASSIC SOUTHERN TALE

    Brad Kessler, Bill Mayer

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Boss Lion threatens to eat all the inhabitants of the village, until he is outsmarted by B'rer Rabbit.
    N
  • Pinocchio

    Eric Metaxas, Carlo Collodi, Brian Ajhar

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 11, 2005)
    Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy.
    S
  • The Fisherman And His Wife

    Brothers Grimm, Diana Bryan

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Sept. 1, 2005)
    One day, a poor fisherman catches and then frees an enchanted flounder who is able to grant any wish imaginable. A simple man without pretensions, the fisherman would rather leave well enough alone. But his wife's greed forces the fisherman to return to the flounder time after time until it is too late. A thought provoking tale from the Brothers Grimm.
    M
  • Davy Crockett

    James Howard Kunstler, Steve Brodner

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Half-alligator and half-snapping turtle, with a touch of earthquake thrown in, Davy Crockett is the ultimate American backwoods legend. This lively tale follows the original ring-tailed roarer of the western woods through a series of out-landish adventures, including the Battle of the Alamo, where he literally brags himself into American History
    M
  • The Bremen Town Musicians

    David Johnson

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 11, 2005)
    Follow the inspiring adventures of a dog, cat, rooster, and donkey who prove it's never too late to start over. Well along in years already—and worried that life may have passed them by—these four spunky animals decide to begin new lives as traveling musicians. Their comic escapades and dogged attempts to harmonize will amuse young and old alike. And you'll want to thank the Brothers Grimm for offering a valuable message about following your dreams. The inspired musical score brings this ultimate musician's tale vividly to life.
    M
  • The Firebird

    Brad Kessler, Robert Van Nutt

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 1, 2005)
    With the aid of his magical Horse of Power, a young archer fulfills the increasingly difficult requests of Tsar Ivan and wins the hand of Princess Vasilissa.
    N
  • How The Camel Got His Hump

    Rudyard Kipling, Tim Raglin

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 1, 2006)
    The playful tale is among the best known of Rudyard Kipling's "Just So" stories. In it, pride and arrogance prove to be the downfall of a lazy camel. Never has there been a more satisfying rendering of Kipling's most beloved "Just So" story, which explains what the world was like "in the beginning of years when the world was new and all..."
    M
  • The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow

    Robert Van Nutt, Washington Irving

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 11, 2005)
    Washington Irving's eerie tale of romantic rivalry along the Hudson pits the new schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, against the local hero and bully, Brom Bones, for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel. This haunting drama climaxes with the appearance of one of the great, legendary ghosts of all time; the Headless Horseman. This spirited adaptation reflects all the wit, fun, and drama of the early American classic.
    O
  • The Monkey People

    Eric Metaxas, Diana Bryan

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 1, 2005)
    The people in a village in the Amazon rain forest grow so lazy that they eagerly allow a strange man to create monkeys from leaves to do everything for them.
    N
  • Aladdin And The Magic Lamp

    James Howard Kunstler, Greg Couch

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Aladdin outwits an evil magician who first tries to trick him into handing over an old lamp with a genie inside and later steals Aladdin's wife and possessions.
    N
  • Thumbelina

    Hans Christian Andersen, Dr David Johnson

    Library Binding (Spotlight, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A long time ago in Denmark, a childless couple is blessed with a radiantly beautiful baby girl. She is no bigger than a thumb, so she is called Thumbelina. Snatched from her family by an ugly toad who wants to marry her, Thumbelina escapes , befriending various creatures of the forest. Ultimately, she meets the king of the flower angels, with whom she finds happiness forever. Hans Christian Andersen's tiny heroine will capture your heart and imagination.
    N