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Who will bell the cat?

A group of brave barn mice create a collar with a bell on it--now it only remains for some hero to step forward to put it on Marmalade, their cat enemy, so they will always know she is coming.

Puss in Boots

A clever cat wins for his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

A handful of beans

A collection of six classic fairy tales, retold with rhymes and humor.

Birrarung wilam

a story from Aboriginal Australia
Follows the path of the Birrarung, river of mist and shadows, as it passes through Australia. The many animals that live along the riverbank appear as the Birrarung flows past.

Rumpelstiltskin

the graphic novel
Presents a retelling of the classic tale of "Rumpelstiltskin" presented in a graphic novel format, in which a young woman promises a deceptive imp that she will give him her firstborn child if he will spin straw into gold for her.

Legends & lore

Ireland's folk tales
2022
"[The author] combines mythology and magic in a high-action collection inspired by nine Irish legends, from a competition to become King of the Leprechauns to a trick designed to fool the Queen of the Fairies"--OCLC.

The three little pigs =

Los tres cerditos
Relates the adventures of the three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortune and how they deal with the big bad wolf.

Rapunzel

An illustrated retelling of the fairy tale in which a beautiful young woman, hidden away in a tower by a powerful witch, wins the heart of a passing prince who falls in love with her singing.

Puss in Boots =

el Gato con Botas
Retelling of the tale about the clever cat who helps his poor master win fame, fortune, and the hand of a beautiful princess.

Little Red Riding Hood =

Caperucita roja
After arriving for a visit, Little Red Riding Hood discovers her beloved grandmother looks oddly like the sly wolf she met along the way!.

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