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

    Mark White, Sara Rojo PĂ©rez

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, July 15, 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?
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  • The Country Mouse and the City Mouse: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

    Eric Blair, Dianne Silverman

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    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!
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  • Annie Oakley

    Eric Blair, Dianne Silverman

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    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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  • The Boy Who Cried Wolf: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

    Eric Blair, Dianne Silverman

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, July 15, 2011)
    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!
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  • The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: A Retelling of Aesop's Fable

    Mark White, Sara Rojo PĂ©rez

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    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 Frog Prince: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, Todd Irving Ouren

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    A retelling of the classic tale of a beautiful princess who makes a promise to a frog which she does not intend to keep.
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  • 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.
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  • Sleeping Beauty: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, Todd Irving Ouren

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, July 15, 2011)
    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.
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  • Pecos Bill

    Eric Blair, Micah Chambers-Goldberg

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Pecos Bill is a cowboy who was raised by wild animals, once roped a whole heard of cattle at one time, and invented Texas chili. Learn more about this wild cowboy.
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  • The Bremen Town Musicians: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, Bill Dickson

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers.
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  • Tom Thumb: A Retelling of the Grimm's Fairy Tale

    Eric Blair, Todd Irving Ouren

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Jan. 1, 2013)
    A boy the size of his father's thumb has a series of adventures, including stopping a pair of thieves, being swallowed by a cow, and tricking a wolf into bringing him back home.
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  • Johnny Appleseed

    Eric Blair, Amy Bailey Muehlenhardt

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, July 15, 2011)
    For Johnny Appleseed, nothing is better than a fresh apple. From the East Coast to the West, Johnny roamed the land and planted his trees ― and had many adventures in between!
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