Fables and Fairy Tales Books

Chinese paper cutting weaved into a moving story about greed and punishment. Very gentle and moving. Beautiful paper cutting pictures and instruction.

I purchased Katie the Kitten Fairy and Lauren the Puppy Fairy to use with my R.E.A.D. group at a local elementary school. Both books were quickly chosen to read. The children seemed to really enjoy them and I look forward to purchasing more of this series to use with my R.E.A.D. students next year.

Lazy Jack gave us nights of laughter for three consecutive months. My children didn't tire of it until I had to lend the book to a school. The repetitive use of the mother's line gives the children a chance to join me in telling the story. If you want interaction in reading a book with your children this one will provide you with it.

The Legend Of Lasseter's Reef by Mark Greenwood is a unique picture book rendition of the true story of Australian explorer Lasseter, whose quest to find gold amid the wilderness brought him into contact with the kindness of others, yet eventually led to tragedy. Illustrated with an eclectic mixture of photographs and color cut-out style artwork, The Legend Of Lasseter's Reef is a powerful retelling about the dangers that searching for riches at the neglect of one's own health and safety can bring.

I picked this version because of the illustrations and it became a part of my personal library some years back. Every year in the fall, I return to Sleepy Hollow and to Icabod's misadventure with the Hessian. A unique tale by Mr. Washington and I especially enjoy the mysterious ending, leaving the reader to wonder the were abouts of Icabod Crane and the Headless Horseman.

Whenever I venture at twilight out in to the forest for a walk in the moonlight, I am often reminded of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and it's local ghost habitant who haunts the town riding in the shadows with it's pumpkin head by it's side.



LadyGray

Author of White Holly



A note: When I was a child my family and I lived in a tiny community in Falls Church, Va called none other than "Sleepy Hollow". We lived on Crane Drive. The elementary school I attended at that time was Sleepy Hollow Elementary.

the Wargin- vanFrankhuyzen team have done it again. This book is absolutely gorgeous to look at. And when you're done looking and can sit down to read it, it will fill you with such emotion. Their "Legend" series contiues to get better. I can't wait to read the next one. Until then, I will keep pulling their books out at my daughters bedtime and we will both enjoy them.

_Over the years, this last book of Narnia has become my favorite of them all. It is a tale of ancient wisdom redeemed and of ancient promises kept.

_These are the last days of Narnia, for all worlds must eventually draw to an end. Indeed, their ends lie in their very beginnings. A clever ape has duped an innocent donkey into posing as a false Aslan. The innocent are taken in by this deceit out of their love and remembrance of the Great Lion. They allow all manner of abomination to be done in the land for they are told that it is by Aslan's will. The sacred trees are cut down, the innocent are sold into slavery, and the enemy are invited into the kingdom. They are even told that slavery is true freedom. Yet, in the ape's greed and pride even this was not enough, for he combined Aslan's name with that of the evil one to make a new god- Taslan.

_However, there was still a king in the land, Tirian, of the line of the High Kings of Cair Paravel. The king himself was almost duped by the false Aslan until he realized that the true Lion would never order such evil and wickedness to be done in his name. Taken prisoner by the servants of the enemy the king made a desperate prayer to the true Aslan for aid to save the land. In response to his call came a Son of Adam and a Daughter of Eve, friends of Narnia from the time of legends.

_The king and his allies draw to them those who have remained loyal. Though fearfully outnumbered they stand together to fight the Last Battle, even though they know Narnia is no more. For even if the kingdom is lost they also know that noble death in the service of Right and Justice is a treasure that no one is too poor to buy. As the king and his companions were overcome and forced through the door into the unknown they found that on the other side a new world awaited them. The High Kings and Queens of Narnia awaited them there- and behind them, Aslan himself. And He recognized who had remained true and loyal to Him and the Good. And as the Great Lion stood at the door between the worlds and roared, the world was unmade. All those called home through the door looked him in the face and either turned left or turned right- but all went to where they truly belonged. Then the door was shut and those who had chosen the Good were led to Aslan's country- the real and eternal Narnia that will never end and of which the old Narnia was only a shadow...

I would like to start by pointing out that this is a review of the translation rather than the original book.

The original english language version of this book had always been so close to my heart that, as I picked up the french edition, I wondered if a translation could retain the charm, depth and endearing warmth of CS Lewis' unique literary style.
A successful translation is not necessarily a precise reflection of the original vocabulary or sentence structure. It should, rather, reproduce the atmosphere created by the text in its original form, all the while using lucid and diverse language.
This translation completely achieves the former, though, just occasionally, and probably only due to a momentary lack of attention, falls short of the latter, with one or two incorrectly constructed sentences. An inevitable difficulty was the english public school speak (for example, "By Jove, Edmund!" or, "he's a brick!"), an affliction suffered by virtually every character in the story. However, this puzzling obstacle was admirably dealt with. All in all, an authentic, convincing translation, which often had me forgetting i was even reading the book in another language.

This cd is a gift for my daughter - she borrowed it from a friend and enjoyed it a lot. It will be given as a Christmas gift but I assume she will enjoy it for years to come

If you love lighthouses, you'll find your favorites -- and lots of fascinating inside info on them -- in this elegantly written, beautifully illustrated coloring book. You and your kids will enjoy learning lighthouse lore from ancient days to modern times. Very highly recommended!!