Telephone Tales
Telephone Tales

Author: Gianni Rodari

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781592702848

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Reminiscent of Scheherazade and One Thousand and One Nights, Gianni Rodari's Telephone Tales is many stories within a story. Every night, a traveling father must finish a bedtime story in the time that a single coin will buy. One night, it's a carousel that adults cannot comprehend, but whose operator must be some sort of magician, the next, it's a land filled with butter men who melt in the sunshine Awarded the Hans Christian Anderson Award in 1970, Gianni Rodari is widely considered to be Italy's most important children's author of the 20th century. Newly re-illustrated by Italian artist Valerio Vidali​ (The Forest)​, Telephone Tales​ entertains, while questioning and imagining other worlds.

The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale

Author: Margaret Atwood

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart

Published: 2011-09-06

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0771008791

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An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate “Handmaids” under the new social order who have only one purpose: to breed. In Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships, Offred’s persistent memories of life in the “time before” and her will to survive are acts of rebellion. Provocative, startling, prophetic, and with Margaret Atwood’s devastating irony, wit, and acute perceptive powers in full force, The Handmaid’s Tale is at once a mordant satire and a dire warning.

Tales of the Kingdom
Tales of the Kingdom

Author: David Mains

Publisher: Mainstay Ministries

Published: 2014-10-08

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13:

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Action, intrigue, and danger follow Scarboy wherever he goes, especially in the Enchanted City, where the “imperfect” are cast away and orphans are enslaved. Scarboy manages to escape the evil Enchanter to safety in Great Park, but has yet to confront his greatest fear—and he’ll need enormous courage to conquer it! An exciting series from best-selling authors David and Karen Mains, the gold-medallion award-winning Tales of the Kingdom offers fast-paced action and exciting storytelling with a enduring Christian message. Enjoy these classic allegories teach kids and adults the importance of trusting God as they unveil fundamental truths about good and evil.

Classic Fairy Tales Vol 1
Classic Fairy Tales Vol 1

Author:

Publisher: Artisan Books

Published: 2014-10-14

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 1579656889

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Award-winning artist Scott Gustafson, inspired by the Golden Age of illustration, re-tells and re-imagines some of our best known fairy tales through his inimitable illustrations in Classic Fairy Tales Vol I. The fixed layout ebook format retains the lavishly illustrated spreads from his Classic Fairy Tales printed book (over 190,000 copies sold). These fabulously retold family favorites can be read aloud or enjoyed through the dramatic word-for-word narration by actress Ann Twomey. With over 70 pages of masterful storytelling and magical full color paintings, formatted for ease of use on your e-reader device, this ebook will quickly become a family favorite.

The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales
The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales

Author: Dawn Casey

Publisher: Barefoot Books

Published: 2019-09-01

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 1782856587

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Learn how different cultures around the world set out to live in harmony with the natural world in this popular anthology, now in paperback. The seven folk tales are each followed by a hands-on activity that promotes green living and reinforces the eco-messages of the stories. Gold nautilus Book Award Winner.

Japanese Tales
Japanese Tales

Author: Royall Tyler

Publisher: Pantheon

Published: 2012-08-22

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0307784061

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Two hundred and twenty tales from medieval Japan—tales that welcome us into a fabulous faraway world populated by saints, scoundrels, ghosts, magical healers, and a vast assortment of deities and demons. Stories of miracles, visions of hell, jokes, fables, and legends, these tales reflect the Japanese civilization. They ably balance the lyrical and the dramatic, the ribald and the profound, offering a window into a long-vanished culture. With black-and-white illustrations throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

Telling Tales
Telling Tales

Author: David Blamires

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 1906924090

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Germany has had a profound influence on English stories for children. The Brothers Grimm, The Swiss Family Robinson and Johanna Spyri's Heidi quickly became classics but, as David Blamires clearly articulates in this volume, many other works have been fundamental in the development of English chilren's stories during the 19th Centuary and beyond. Telling Tales is the first comprehensive study of the impact of Germany on English children's books, covering the period from 1780 to the First World War. Beginning with The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, moving through the classics and including many other collections of fairytales and legends (Musaus, Wilhelm Hauff, Bechstein, Brentano) Telling Tales covers a wealth of translated and adapted material in a large variety of forms, and pays detailed attention to the problems of translation and adaptation of texts for children. In addition, Telling Tales considers educational works (Campe and Salzmann), moral and religious tales (Carove, Schmid and Barth), historical tales, adventure stories and picture books (including Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz) together with an analysis of what British children learnt through textbooks about Germany as a country and its variegated history, particularly in times of war.

The Fairy Tale
The Fairy Tale

Author: Steven Swann Jones

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780415938914

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First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Knightly Tales
Knightly Tales

Author: Jeff Silvers

Publisher:

Published: 2009-12

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9781432746155

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Join a group of young nobles as they listen to tales told by the mysterious Darmir. Tales that contain wisdom about the struggles of life and death, things natural and not so natural, and all things between. Tales that are told with the knowing fact of actual exploits from adventures so far from the commonplace as to make one think they were but fantasy. Knightly Tales is written with an unique writing style that transports the reader to a seat before Darmirs crackling fire and becomes a part of the Knightly Tales.The First Knightly Tale : Vortah. Can the once knight, Allef along with Marist, an arrogant young female elf, stop a massive, ancient dragon before it razes the land of Norval?The Second Knightly Tale : Brookestone the Vampyre. The Vampyre the town of Liha is under assault by a vampyre lord and his undead creatures. Allef must confront his one time companion as he attempts to save Liha and the life of Marist.The Third Knightly Tale: The Doppleganger. Mysterious killings shock the town of Mount Bretia. A young wife discovers that her husband is not who he pretends to be. But just who, or what, is responsible for the slaughters?The Fourth Knightly Tale: The Sea Monster. A badlands barbarian is confronted with pirates and a sea serpent. But can he determine which one deserves the edge of his blade?The Fifth Knightly Tale: Aegis of Love. The mate of Vortah the dragon is searching for his killer. Can Allef stay her need for revenge in order to save Marist from a wizard that wants more than just treasure?