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Peikko, the Foolish Ogre: Finnish Folk Tales for Children $15.00

Peikko tells the stories about a giant ogre who constantly challenges his neighbor Matti to various contests, but with little success. These folk tales recall familiar characters and situations. Just as she did in Foxy,...

Piecing Earth and Sky Together $24.95

So begins the delightful story of a very competitive pair who use the distinctive embroidery of the Mien people to create the earth and sky. Because both siblings want to make their part of the world the most beautiful, they...

Pig-Boy: A Trickster Tale from Hawai'i $21.95

Pig-boy is hairy. Pig-Boy is dirty. Pig-Boy is hungry! And when trouble comes, he knows just what to do. (Of course, escaping trouble comes easy to a trickster, who can shape-shift his way out of sticky situations just in...

Pinatas and Smiling Skeletons: Celebrating Mexican Festivals $24.50

Pi+???-+atas, mariachis, and marigolds . . . Mexico's colorful festivals are exciting and serious, familiar and unique, blending the cultures of her ancient people and of Spain, creating new traditions for modern times. Here...

Rachel's Gift $19.99

Spring has come to the little town of Chelm and everyone is busy making things clean and fresh for Passover. At Rachel-???+-?-+s home, a special gift has arrived: Bubbie from Bialystok has sent along her recipe for...

Rickshaw Girl $18.95

Naima excels at painting the traditional alpana patterns with which Bangladeshi women and girls decorate their homes for holiday celebrations. But she wishes she could help her father earn money like her best friend helps...

Riddle of the Nile $20.50

Riddle of the Nile features Baby Crocodile. His dream is to become king of the Nile, but first he must solve a baffling riddle. His search for the answer takes young readers through ancient myths and modern mosques to the...

Sam's Passover $12.95

An easy-to-read text from this series which looks at special occasions in different cultures and religions to show how they are celebrated. The text is accompanied by specially commissioned photographs and features ideas for...

Share the Sky $7.95

Little Fei-fei loves kites. She lives in China with her grandfather, who makes the most beautiful kites. Then a letter arrives from North America - the time has come for her to join her parents there. She is full of...

Singapore Children's Favorite Stories $23.95

Until now, there have been few collections of Singapore's legends written and illustrated with children in mind. Author Diana Taylor pulls together eleven beloved myths and tales often shared from mother to child, stories of...

Spirits, Fairies, and Merpeople: Native Stories of Other Worlds $21.99

From the heartbreaking Mi-???+-?-+kmaq story of Minnow, a mermaid in the Atlantic who must choose between two worlds to that of Water Lily and her five brothers, told by the Coos in British Columbia, creatures that inhabit...

Stories at the Door $22.99

Jan Andrews draws on folk stories from around the world to build her newest collection of tales, rife with humor and tingling with action. Cleverly threaded together by verses describing the arrival of unbidden stories that...

Stories from the Silk Road $15.99

Journey along the ancient trade route between East and West. The seven intriguing tales in this collection each feature an important city along the Silk Road, and are filled with adventure and drama, as the merchants,...

Tales From Old Ireland with CD $25.99

This enchanting collection of favorite Irish folk tales deserves to be read aloud at every hearth. Described by Malachy Doyle in captivating language, the larger-than-life characters, dramatic landscapes, and magical...

Tasty Baby Belly Buttons $22.00

According to legend, Japanese villagers once lived in fear of great hulking ogres called Onis who considered babies'' belly buttons the tastiest of all treats. When they raided a village it was the babies they stole. In a...

Tenzin's Deer $9.99

Meet Tenzin, a kindhearted boy who discovers a wounded musk deer high up in the hills. In this Tibetan tale, Tenzin nurses the deer back to health, and must learn the most important lesson of all: how to love enough to let...

The Bachelor and the Bean : A Jewish Moroccan Folk Tale $12.95

When a grumpy old bachelor accidentally drops a bean down a well, he rouses an imp. In exchange for the lost bean, the imp offers a magic pot that - much to the bachelor's delight- produces food on command. A jealous old...

The Barefoot Book of Animal Tales: From All Around the World with CDs $19.99

Find out how a monkey gets the better of a crocodile, how an unassuming spider helps her community when all of the stronger animals fail, and how a rabbit is rewarded for making a special sacrifice. Each of the stories in...

The Barefoot Book of Buddhist Tales $16.99

The Buddha taught that life is like a dream, yet real. The ways in which we may fruitfully engage with this mystery are playfully explored in numerous tales from the folk traditions of countries including India, China, Japan...

The Barefoot Book of Knights with CD $19.99

Not just anyone can be a knight, and this spell-binding collection of action-packed stories from around the world will show you why. From the familiar court of King Arthur to the distant realm of Prince Vladimir of Kiev,...