Folk Lore

The Paper Crane

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Business returns to a once prosperous restaurant when a mysterious stranger pays for his meal with a magical paper crane that comes alive and dances.



The Paper Crane

Jack and the Beanstalk

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The TumbleBook™ version of the classic tale of Jack, his magic beans, the Ogre, the bags of gold, and the hen that laid the golden eggs.



Jack and the Beanstalk

Fiona's Luck

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The greedy Leprechaun King has locked away all the luck in Ireland and the whole country has fallen in to despair. Through clever charades, Fiona outwits the Leprechaun King and restores luck to the land.



Fiona's Luck

Rumpelstiltskin

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This striking addition to Chronicle's successful bilingual book series introduces children to the universally loved stories Rumpelstiltskin. Retold in both Spanish and English, classic fairy tales provide young readers with a fun way to learn to recognize words in both languages. Easy-to-follow text coupled with gorgeous illustrations make it a wonderful addition to the home or classroom library.

Rumpelstiltskin

Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs

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Narrated by the author!



Rapunzel and the Seven Dwarfs

Lobo and the Rabbit Stew

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Lobo is a wolf who must eat a succulent rabbit stew while the moon is full or he will go cuckoo. He tries a variety of temptations to entice a bunny out of his burrow. The little rabbit uses his wits to escape becoming an entree.

Lobo and the Rabbit Stew

Chicken Big

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On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg. And out of this egg came one big, humongous . . . something. "It's big!" clucked the little rooster. "It's enormous!" clucked the small chicken. "It's anelephant!" peeped the smallest chicken. "Run for your lives!" they cried. No matter how they try, these clueless chickens can't make sense of the gigantic new member of their familyuntil he saves the day.

Chicken Big

Twelve Dancing Princesses

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In this adaptation of Grimm's classic fairy tale, twelve princesses wake up every morning to find their shoes are worn out and they are totally exhausted! A handsome suitor discovers that the princesses are enchanted, and that each night, in their sleep, they travel to a magical world to dance at a ball. Will this handsome suitor be able to break the spell and rescue the princesses?

Twelve Dancing Princesses

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks

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A greedy lord captures the drake to enjoy its beautiful plumage, separating a pair of inseparable mandarin ducks.

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Primary
Elementary
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The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks