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World Literature for Kids
Anansi and the talking melon by retold by Eric A. Kimmel; illustrated by Janet Stevens
Anansi the spider: a tale from the Ashanti by adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
Andersen's fairy tales by retold by Friederun Reichenstetter; illustrated by Silke Leffler
Eric Carle's treasury of classic stories for children by Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Brothers Grimm by selected, retold, and illustrated by Eric Carle
Aesop's fables by Jerry Pinkney
Adelita: a Mexican Cinderella story by written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola
Cendrillon: a Caribbean Cinderella by Robert D. San Souci; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo; illustrated by Ruth Heller
Pigling: a Cinderella story: a Korean tale by story by Dan Jolley; pencils and inks by Anne Timmons
Mufaro's beautiful daughters: an African tale by John Steptoe
Lon Po Po by translated and illustrated by Ed Young
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: a West African tale by retold by Verna Aardema; pictures by Leo and Diane Dillon
Arrow to the sun: a Pueblo Indian tale by adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott
The legend of sleeping bear by text by Kathy-jo Wargin; illustrations by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen
Fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm by retold and introduced by Neil Philip; illustrated by Isabelle Brent
The Fool Of The World And The Flying Ship: Russian tale by retold by Arthur Ransome. Pictures by Uri Shulevitz
Once a mouse ...: a fable cut in wood by Marcia Brown
Hush!: a Thai lullaby by Minfong Ho; pictures by Holly Meade
Peek!: a Thai hide-and-seek by Minfong Ho; illustrated by Holly Meade
One grain of rice by Demi
A single shard by Linda Sue Park
Book of a thousand days by Shannon Hale; illustrations by James Noel Smith
Hans Brinker by inspired by the novel by Mary Mapes Dodge; retold by Bruce Coville; illustrated by Laurel Long
The adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi & Roberto Innocenti; designed by Rita Marshall
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke; translated from the German by Anthea Bell
The conch bearer by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Where the mountain meets the moon by Grace Lin