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  • The Pied Piper

    Eric Blair, Ben Peterson

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, July 15, 2011)
    The Pied Piper pipes a village free of rats, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service he pipes away their children as well.
    K

  • The Little Red Hen

    Christianne C. Jones, Natalie Magnuson

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2010)
    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

  • John Henry

    Christianne C. Jones, Ben Peterson

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2011)
    John Henry hammers day and night. He is a true steel-driving man. When a stranger brings a steel-driving machine to out-hammer humans, John Henry says he won't be beat. But who really wins this battle?
    M

  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

    Mark White

    Paperback (Capstone Global Library Ltd, Sept. 1, 2012)
    In this retelling of the 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.
    M

  • The Shoemaker and His Elves: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, Bill Dickson

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    A retelling of a classic tale of a kindly but poor shoemaker who gets unexpected help with his work.
    I

  • Belling the Cat: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

    Eric Blair, Dianne Silverman

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, July 1, 2011)
    In this simple retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the poor mice live in constant fear of the sneaky cat. The cat is so quiet, the mice can never hear her approach. How will the mice solve their cat problem?
    N

  • Boy Who Cried Wolf a Retelling of Aesops

    Eric Blair

    Paperback (Raintree, March 1, 2012)
    In this retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, a bored shepherd boy thinks it's fun to see the villagers run to help him when he cries, "Wolf!" However, the boy is lying. Find out what happens when the villagers no longer believe what the boy says - even when he's telling the truth!

  • Puss in Boots: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, Todd Irving Ouren

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, July 15, 2011)
    A retelling of the tale of a clever cat who wins a fortune and the hand of a princess for his master.
    I

  • Rumpelstiltskin: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, David Shaw

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2010)
    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

  • Chicken Licken

    Christianne C Jones

    Paperback (Capstone Global Library Ltd, Sept. 1, 2011)
    This series introduces young readers to the captivating world of classic fairy tales, with simple, yet fascinating retellings.
    X

  • The Shoemaker and His Elves: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, Bill Dickson

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2010)
    A retelling of a classic tale of a kindly but poor shoemaker who gets unexpected help with his work.
    M

  • Anne of Green Gables My First Classics

    L. M. Montgomery

    Paperback (HarperFestival, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A girl with spunk and dreams in search of a place to call home . . . Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert planned to adopt a boy to help out around the farm, but waiting at the train station is a freckle–faced, red–headed eleven–year–old orphan named Anne Shirley. From the minute Anne sets foot in Matthew's buggy, Green Gables will never be the same! Anne is overflowing with spunk and dreams, but at heart what she wants most of all is a place to call home.
    T