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• The Three Little Pigs

  Galdone, Paul

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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.

• The Twelve Dancing Princesses

  Isadora, Rachel

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  A retelling, set in Africa, of the story of twelve princesses who dance secretly all night long and how their secret is eventually discovered.

• The Lion & the Mouse

  Pinkney, Jerry

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  In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.

• Beauty and the Beast

  Rylant, Cynthia

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  Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

• Just So Stories

  for Little Children. Volume 1

  Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936

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  Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories is one of the best-loved story collections ever written for children. Now Ian Wallace, one of Canada's most accomplished children's book illustrators, reinterprets the famous tales with his vibrant art, bringing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rabbit's Snow Dance

  a Traditional Iroquois Story

  Bruchac, James

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  Master storytellers Joseph and James Bruchac present a hip and funny take on an Iroquois folktale about the importance of patience, the seasons, and listening to your friends.

• The Two Sisters

  Johnson, E. Pauline, 1861-1913

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  For the first time, Pauline Johnson’s "The Two Sisters,” a First Nations legend, is accompanied by sumptuous illustrations that showcase the splendour of the Salish Sea. The universal themes of Creation, courage, and peace run through this legend of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Coyote Columbus Story

  King, Thomas, 1943-

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  In this delightful retelling of the Christopher Columbus story, Coyote, the trickster, creates the world and all the creatures within it, controlling all events to her advantage. But then a funny-looking red-haired man named Columbus changes her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Thundermaker

  Syliboy, Alan

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  In this book, Big Thunder teaches his son, Little Thunder, about the important responsibility he has making thunder for his people. Little Thunder learns about his Mi'kmaw identity through his father's teachings and his mother's traditional…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Raven Brings the Light

  Vickers, Roy Henry, 1946-

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  In a time when darkness covered the land, a boy named Weget is born who is destined to bring the light. With the gift of a raven's skin that allows him to fly as well as transform, Weget turns into a bird and journeys from Haida Gwaii into the sky.…Read moreRead more of this annotation