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Once upon a Fairy Tale: Four Favorite Stories 14 reviews
Starbright Foundation
Viking Juvenile, 2001
A brilliant combination of the traditional fairytales and new and amusing viewpoints
+ Once Upon a Fairy Tale
+ Enjoyment for Everyone in the Family
+ Once upon a Fairy Tale: Four Favorite Stories
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The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, Book 5) 126 reviews
Eoin Colfer
Miramax, 2006
Kids love the book!
+ A conniver with a conscience and a heart
+ Another Excellent Artemis Fowl
My kids love this book series. They even talked me into reading it! Great read!!
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The Hobbit (Collector's Edition)1620 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 1973
fantastic
+ Rob Inglis Audioreview - The Hobbit A+
+ Amazing Story!
+ Hobbit unabridged audio book
+ An All-Time Favorite
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The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves & Other Little People 9 reviews
Thomas Keightley
Gramercy, 2000
Fairies Elves Oh My!
+ the world guide to gnomes, fairies, elves and other little people
Cleverly written, chuck full of items of interest. Just a pocket of information for the researcher.
Loved this book.
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Fairest60 reviews
Gail Carson Levine
HarperCollins, 2006
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ a fairy tale about an appearence-obsessed culture
+ All is fair in Fairest
In a land where beauty means everything, Aza finds herself lacking in every way possible. Her only redeeming quality is the beauty in her voice. If only her singing reflected what others saw when they looked upon her face. She spends most of her time trying to hide her face from the staring eyes of ...
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Thistle and the Shell of Laughter (The Fairy Chronicles)20 reviews
J.H. Sweet
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2007
A Smile on Your Face, Laughter in Your Heart
+ well written for the imagination
+ Have a laugh.
+ Imaginative Folklore
+ "Balance" Theme Cleverly Presented
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Cinderella16 reviews
K. Y. Craft
Chronicle Books, 2000
Once again, a masterpiece publication.
+ My favorite version of Cinderella
+ Luscious and stunning
+ Cinderella
+ Superb!!!!!!!!!!
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (Tale of ...362 reviews
Kate Dicamillo
Candlewick, 2003
Teachers, This is a must for your classroom this year.
+ An Amazing Adventure Anyone Can Love
+ great book
+ Sweet Book!
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The Random House Children's Treasury: Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes & Nonsense Verse 7 reviews
Alice Mills
Gramercy, 1998
The best fairy tale collection on the market
+ Random House Children's Treasuary: Fairy Tales, Nursery, Rhymes & Nonsense Verse
Although it's a large and heavy book, this is the best of its kind. Many of the selections were transcribed from more academic anthologies such as Andrew Lang's colored Fairy Books, but it's BEAUTIFULLY illustrated and has all the most famous fairy tales, including Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, ...
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Rapunzel (Caldecott Medal Book)52 reviews
Brothers Grimm
Dutton Juvenile, 1997
Rapunzel the Beautiful
+ The ultimate version of this story...
+ This is the true spirit of the fairy tale
+ Beautiful
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The Magic Fish5 reviews
Freya Littledale
Scholastic Paperbacks, 1992
a classic tale retold
+ A favorite from childhood
+ An introduction to fairy tales, folklore, and magic
+ The first book I learned to read! It's still a favorite.
+ One of the most important children's books ever written!
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The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush9 reviews
Tomie dePaola
Putnam Juvenile, 1996
I love folk tales
+ Native American Legend
+ Beautiful Tale of Creation
+ An Indian legend about how different people have different talents
+ Painting the Sunset
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The Golden Book of Fairy Tales (Golden Classics)61 reviews
Golden Books, 1999
Childhood Memories
+ Well-rounded collection of classic stories
+ Beautiful
+ Gorgeous pictures.
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The Twelve Dancing Princesses20 reviews
Marianna Mayer
HarperCollins, 1989
This is not Barbie!
+ beautiful
+ Exquisite purchase
+ My grandaughter loves it.
+ The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Marianna Mayer, Kinuko Y. Craft
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In the Realm of the Never Fairies: Secret World of Pixie Hollow, The (Disney Fairies)38 reviews
Monique Peterson
Disney Press, 2006
Beautiful Illustrations!
+ Beautiful book... great gift!
+ Fairy Flights
+ Book Review - In the Realm of the Never Fairies
+ Great for all ages who love Tink
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Emlyn's Moon (Nimmo, Jenny. Magician Trilogy)7 reviews
Jenny Nimmo
Orchard Books, 2007
Good Books
+ The Magician Trilogy
+ cool fantasy book
+ It's in the moon, and stars!
+ Loved it
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Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Caldecott Medal Book)49 reviews
Simms Taback
Viking Juvenile, 1999
A surprise hit
+ My nieces weren't as fond of it as I was
+ Great book!
+ wonderful classic children's book
+ Fun book "and it has a moral too"!
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Bridge to Terabithia802 reviews
Katherine Paterson
HarperTrophy, 1987
Bridge to Terabithia Recommmendation
+ Bridge to Terabithia
+ Bridge to Kcs
Bridge to Teribithia is a great book! It is about friendship. Jesse, the main character lives with his four sisters, momma, and papa. When Leslie moves in next door, Jesse's life was changed. Jesse and Leslie started Teribithia, an imaginary kingdom where they rule as king and queen.At the end of ...
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The First Strawberries (Picture Puffin)5 reviews
Joseph Bruchac, Anna Vojtech
Puffin, 1998
Get this book!
+ short n sweet
+ The Best Book on Relationships
+ A beautifully illustrated book about reconciliation
+ First Strawberries - a definite pick!
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The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales19 reviews
Hans Christian Andersen, Lily Owens
Gramercy, 1993
Not for kids
+ Fairy Tales
+ HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON
+ This book is for adults as much as children
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