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Read along with Disney! In Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen, the kingdom of Arendelle is trapped in a never-ending winter! Queen Elsa's icy powers have accidentally caused this terrible storm. Princess Elsa knows she must find her sister so they can return home and thaw the kingdom. This 2-in-1 book is told from both Anna and Elsa's perspectives. Follow along with word-for-word narration to find out if together the sisters can save their home....
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The Banbury Cross Series was a collection of 12 volumes of books edited by Grace Rhys and published in London by Dent in the 1890s. Each book is attractively illustrated with full page and partial page pen and ink drawings in a classic Art Nouveau style by leading artists of the era. Violet M. and Evelyn Holden's black and white illustrations of delightfully bucolic scenes are a wonderful accompaniment to the traditional nursery rhymes arranged by...
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Read along with Disney! Aurora chooses a new horse and names him Buttercup. The princess believes he is gallant and disciplined, but she becomes unsure when Buttercup becomes nervous and fidgety when riding through the woods. Follow along with word-for-word narration as Buttercup shows true courage in the woods when Aurora falls into danger.
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Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen is the story of Anna, who sets off on an epic journey to save her kingdom. Teaming up with an adventurer named Kristoff and his reindeer, Sven, Anna searches for her sister, Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter. Enjoy this retelling with eight pages of full-color scenes from the film!
86) Tide & Scale
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Tide & Scale is a thrilling anthology meant to awaken the explorer in all of us. These stories are filled with pirates and mermaids on journeys from the depths of the sea to the far reaches of space. For all intrepid adventurers who wish to brave the dangerous waters, we bid you welcome into the deep blue.
Beware: sirens lurk here...but so does hope.
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Rediscover the magic of Russian folktales in a breathtaking illustrated edition.
This collection of traditional stories will sweep you away to the birch forests and ornate palaces of Russia. You'll meet a mysterious girl born from the snow, a terrifying Baba Yaga, and a series of dauntless heroines and heroes willing to fight dragons and cross fiery rivers. Blending whimsical magic with magnificent drama, these tales come to life alongside intricate...
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Once upon a time, fairy tales were for children--but not anymore. In Snow White, Blood Red, some of todays most acclaimed fantasy authors present stories that evoke the spirit of classic fairy tales, but that are decidedly for grown-ups. Here you will find magical tales of enchantment and delight, but also stories with a dark, sinister edge in which heroes and heroines are flawed and fallible, fairies and fey beings pursue their own wicked schemes,...
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Tales From The Land of Hope & Glory
The wonder of storytelling is in the ritual. We have been sharing our stories, adult and child, for millennia. Before the advent of pen and parchment people relied on stories being passed through the generations as both history and as caution or adventure or excitement. Stories were and remain an essential element in the cultural and spiritual life of communities the world over.
Listening to a story is like going...
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Folklore & Fairy Tales from the Magyars (Hungary) - Here we have a rich mine of folk and fairy tales from the Magyar tradition. I've taken the following extract from Wikipedia as a starting point for this introduction...
"According to András Róna-Tas the locality in which the Hungarians, the Manicha-Er group, emerged was between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains. Between the 8th and 5th centuries BC, the Magyars embarked upon their independent...
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Folklore, fairy tales and legends from Central Africa.
Like all human cultures, African folklore and religion represents a variety of social facets of the various cultures in Africa. These particular folktales are from Central African regions such as Uganda and the Congo, and they play an important role in many of these Central African cultures. Stories reflect a group's cultural identity, and preserving the stories of Africa helps to preserve many...
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Read along with Disney! When a misunderstood fairy steals Pixie Hollow's all-important Blue Pixie Dust, and flies away to join forces with the pirates of Skull Rock, Tinker Bell and her fairy friends must embark on the adventure of a lifetime to return it to its rightful place. Follow along with the word-for-word narration in this illustrated storybook based on the new Disney Fairies animated movie!
95) A Mythos Grimmly
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Fairy tales and Lovecraftian Mythos collide in this mash-up anthology. These short stories, crafted by some of today's finest Mythos authors, merge the maddening unknowns of Lovecraft with the dark morality tales of yesteryear, bringing a shred of light into the horrific corridors that are built from such a melding.
96) The Pirate Fairy
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When a misunderstood dust-keeper fairy named Zarina steals Pixie Hollow's all-important Blue Pixie Dust and flies away to join forces with the pirates of Skull Rock, Tinker Bell and her fairy friends must embark on the adventure of a lifetime to return it to its rightful place. However, in the midst of their pursuit of Zarina, Tink's world is turned upside down. She and her friends find that their respective talents have been switched and they have...
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So, here we are, book number two in the Fireside series of traditional folk and fairy tales from around the world. These tales are, drawn from some of the great collectors of Celtic and Scottish storytelling, and as ever, these stories illustrate the beauty and the darkness inherent in our ancestral memories and in our "modern" interpretations of this confusing world.
These stories were, once upon a time, the fireside equivalent of a YouTube story,...
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Fairies fans can relive the fifth film in the successful Fairies direct-to-DVD franchise in this enchanting audio-enhanced eBook, complete with word-for-word narration, character voices, and sound effects! Readers can follow along with the story as Tinker Bell and her fairy friends go on the adventure of a lifetime to try and save Queen Clarion!
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Read along with Disney! When Anita's and Roger's Dalmatians have puppies, Cruella De Vil makes an offer-and dreams of a luxurious fur coat. But Roger explains that the puppies aren't for sale. Follow along with word-for-word narration as Cruella tries to get even.
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This is the first of two volumes, so rich are the story-mining seams taken from just the few Irish collections I have in my possession, at the moment. These first stories have been, taken from around one hundred and forty Irish tales, themselves taken from pretty well every tradition, including classic tales of Irish legend, fairy and folk beliefs, and tales in the vernacular, oral tradition.
For the most part these tales are as collected by Victorian...
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