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Books in Av2 My First Classic series

  • The Ant and the Grasshopper: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

    Mark White, Sara Rojo Pérez

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2011)
    In this easy-to-read retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the ant works hard all summer to get ready for winter. The grasshopper doesn't work at all. He plays, sings, and relaxes. When the winter comes, the ant is totally prepared. Will the grasshopper learn his lesson?
    N
  • Beauty and the Beast

    Christianne C. Jones, Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.
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  • The Little Red Hen

    Christianne C. Jones, Natalie Magnuson

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, July 15, 2011)
    The little red hen finds none of the lazy barnyard animals willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.
    K
  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

    Mark White, Sara Rojo Pérez

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, July 1, 2011)
    In this retelling of Aesop's fable, a smart wolf is too clever for his own good. When he pretends to be a sheep so he can find his supper, things do not go as planned.
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  • The Brave Little Tailor: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, David Shaw

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, July 15, 2011)
    A retelling of the classic tale of a tailor whose boast about killing seven flies at one blow leads him to even greater feats.
    M
  • How the Camel Got Its Hump

    Christianne C. Jones, Veronica Anne Rooney

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2010)
    When hard-working animals complain to "the magic desert watcher" about camel's laziness, the watcher agrees to make things more fair.
    L
  • Sleeping Beauty: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, Todd Irving Ouren

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.
    M
  • Rumpelstiltskin: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, David Shaw

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    A retelling of a classic tale in which a strange man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal.
    M
  • The Fox and the Grapes: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

    Mark White, Sara Rojo Pérez

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    In this retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the fox tries and tries to reach the grapes he wants. However, he can't climb or jump very high. Will he ever get the grapes?
    M
  • The Fox and the Grapes: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

    Mark White, Sara Rojo Pérez

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, July 1, 2011)
    In this retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the fox tries and tries to reach the grapes he wants. However, he can't climb or jump very high. Will he ever get the grapes?
    N
  • The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

    Eric Blair, Dianne Silverman

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, July 1, 2011)
    In this retelling of Aesop's classic fable, the country mouse is embarrassed by his simple life. Then he visits the city mouse and finds out his life may not be so bad after all!
    L
  • Annie Oakley

    Eric Blair, Dianne Silverman

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2011)
    Annie Oakley is quick with a shot and ready for any gun show. Her Wild West adventures are known across the land. Is there any target Annie can't hit?
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