Showing posts with label Folktale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Folktale. Show all posts
Thursday, July 9, 2026

The Musicians of Brennan Symphony of Stories

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The “Town Musicians of Bremen” tells the story of four ageing domestic animals, who after a lifetime of hard work are neglected and mistreat...
Friday, October 4, 2024

Clever Katya retold by Mary Hoffman illustrated by Marie Cameron

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This tale begins with two brothers. Dimitri is rich while Ivan is poor. Each has a horse. One is a stallion and one is a mare. They graze in...
Saturday, July 20, 2024

Azizi and the Little Blue Bird by Laila Koubaa illustrated by Mattias De Leeuw translated by David Colmer

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"Not that long ago, in a country that still exists today, Azizi was relaxing in an orange tree." Azizi hears his father hanging po...
Thursday, November 23, 2023

The King with Dirty Feet by Sally Pomme Clayton illustrated by Rhiannon Sanderson

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Blurb from the illustrator web page: There once was a king who hated bath time so much that he never washed. He was a very smelly king! The ...
Monday, November 20, 2023

Honk, Honk! Hold tight by Jessica Souhami

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"I will share my kingdom with anyone who can make Princess Alice laugh." Many people try but they all fail. Then along comes young...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Meet the illustrator Jessica Souhami

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  Image Source: Mirrors, Windows and Doors Last week I borrowed a folktale from the library - Sausages . The story is fun with a helpful mes...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood story from China by Ed Young

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"Once, long ago, there was a woman who lived alone in the country with her three children, Shang, Tao, and Paotze. On the day of their ...
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Meet the illustrator Ed Young 1931-2023

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My favorite thing about creating books is the pleasure of turning readers on in stories of the past, present and even future,  The wonder of...