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Adventure Books for Kids
Fun Family Read-Alouds for Preschool and Older
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"Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering...
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Every Child Ready to Read
Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Fairy Tales and Folk Tales
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats!
7) Wished
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Maxine, with the help of an over-enthusiastic genie, makes a wish that has everyone at the Fairy Tale Reform School focusing on producing a musical rather than figuring out how to combat Rumpelstiltskin.
10) Charmed
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When Sleeping Beauty's nemesis breaks the Evil Queen out of the dungeon, Gilly and her friends at Fairy Tale Reform School must figure out how to stop Alva from terrorizing the village of Enchantasia--before she comes after the ones Gilly loves the most.
11) The magic beans
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An easy format retelling of the classic fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk and his trip up and down the stalk.
12) Switched
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Gilly and her friends must prepare for a giant invasion after Jack plants magic beans, earning him a spot in Fairy Tale Reform School and reminding Gilly how good it feels to be bad.
13) Cursed
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"The evil Rumplestiltskin is planning to cast a curse that will erase Enchantasia as the world knows it, and a fairy prophecy declares that Gilly Cobbler will play a key role. Never one to shy away from adventure, Gilly and her friends embark on an epic, swashbuckling journey to stop Stiltskin from getting the ingredients he needs before it's too late"--Provided by publisher.
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The Return of the King is the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escaped into Fangorn Forest and...
15) Briarheart
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Although Miriam is the daughter of Tirendell's Queen Alethia, she is not the daughter of the King, but rather the daughter of the deceased King's Champion, Alethia's former husband. Having no ambitions to rule, Miriam is overjoyed when her baby sister, Aurora, is born. Then, on Aurora's christening day, the Dark Fae arrives to curse her--but in the process, Miriam discovers she has powers of her own. Now, Miriam must learn to use her magic and how...
16) Tricked
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Rumpelstiltskin has taken over Fairy Tale Reform School, where Gilly's younger sister, Anna, has been sentenced, and Gilly must break in to save her.
17) The three bears
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"An easy format retelling of the classic fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the girl's visit to the bears' house. Original edition revised with new illustrations. Includes reading activities and a word list"--Provided by publisher.