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1) The three little pigs

Author

Galdone, Paul

Series

Folk tale classic

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

1984

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

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Retells the fatal episodes in the lives of two foolish pigs and how the third pig managed to avoid the same pigfalls.

2) The gingerbread boy

Author

Galdone, Paul

Series

Folk tale classic

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Adult Book, eBook

Description

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Retells the popular story about a boastful cookie that runs away from a group of hungry people and animals.

3) Aesop's fables

Author

McGovern, Ann

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

Pub. Date

[2013]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

Description

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A retelling of over sixty classic Aesop fables, including "The fox and the grapes" and "The donkey in the lion's skin."

4) Sleeping Beauty: a retelling of the Grimms' fairy tale

Author

Blair, Eric

Series

My 1st classic story
My First Classic Story

Publisher

Picture Window Books

Pub. Date

c2011

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

5) Anansi and the talking melon

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Series

Anansi

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1994

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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"The expressive male narrator charms the listener by impersonating the characters...Short segments of music and brief sound effects add interest...useful for all reading and listening situations." - Booklist

6) Fin M'Coul : the giant of Knockmany Hill

Author

dePaola, Tomie

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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An ALA Notable Children's Book

Fin's wife saves him from the most feared giant in Ireland.

7) Stone soup: an old tale

Author

Brown, Marcia

Publisher

Scribner

Pub. Date

[1947]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.

8) Puss in boots

Author

Perrault, Charles

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Children's Book, eBook

Description

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A retelling of the French fairy tale in which a clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

9) Not I, not I: The little red hen retold

Author

Hillert, Margaret

Series

Beginning-to-read book.Fairy tales and folklore

Publisher

Norwood House Press

Pub. Date

2007

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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The little red hen finds none of her friends willing to help with her crop, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it. Includes reading activities.

10) The three little pigs

Author

Kellogg, Steven

Publisher

HarperTrophy

Pub. Date

[2002], c1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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In this retelling of a well-known tale, Serafina Sow starts her own waffle-selling business in order to enable her three offspring to prepare for the future, which includes an encounter with a surly wolf.

11) Goldilocks and the three bears: a tale moderne

Author

Guarnaccia, Steven

Publisher

Abrams

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Illustrations featuring elements of the modernism movement in art provide a new look to this traditional tale of the uninvited visit of a young girl to the home of a family of bears. Includes information on designers.

12) The little red hen

Author

Galdone, Paul

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Adult Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Unaided by her three lazy animal companions, an industrious hen tends to all the chores on their New England farm.

13) The three little pigs

Author

Hillert, Margaret

Series

Beginning to read

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Adult Book, Children's Book

Description

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An easy format retelling of the classic fairy tale, Three Little Pigs and how they work together. Newly re-illustrated with a fresh and modern look, these Beginning-to-Read books foster independent reading and comprehension. Using high frequency words and repetition, readers gain confidence while enjoying classic fairy tales and folklore stories. Educator resources include reading reinforcement activities and a word list in the back. Activities focus...

14) The tale of the tiger slippers

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC

Pub. Date

[2019]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A retelling of a folktale about how a pair of magical slippers always find their way back to the tiger whose mother made them for him. Set in India, this gorgeous reimagining of the classic Middle Eastern folk tale "Abu Kassem's Slippers" features a poor tiger cub who is a very hard worker. His mother weaves him slippers to protect his feet from stones and thorns, and they allowed him to prosper--first making bricks, then building houses, and eventually...

15) How Coyote stole the summer: a Native American folktale

Author

Krensky, Stephen

Series

On my own folklore

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

c2009

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Brrr! Coyote is always cold! That's because it's winter all year long. But Old Woman has something amazing called summer. It's tied up in a little bag in her tipi. Coyote and his friends Wolf, Moose, Elk, Stag, and Antelope make a plan to steal summer. But when Coyote grabs the bag, Old Woman's children chase after him. Will his plan work? Will everyone have a chance to share summer's warmth? Find out what happens in this fast-paced tale!

16) The gigantic turnip

Author

Tolstoy, Aleksey Nikolayevich

Publisher

Barefoot Books

Pub. Date

1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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One of an old man's turnips grows to such an enormous size that he needs the help of his wife, a little girl, a dog, a cat, and a mouse to pull it up.