The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty the Beast Tale
10 best books like The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty the Beast Tale (Laurence Yep): Jumanji, Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?, Beauty and the Beast, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Little Match Girl, The Persian Cinderella, Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel, The Secret Staircase, Snowbear Whittington: An Appalachian Beauty and the Beast, Tornado
| Author | Chris Van Allsburg |
| ISBN | 0395304482 |
What an entertaining story! I first read this as a child, then I watched the movie with Robin Williams and fell in love all over again. But it was in my sophomore year at college when I was taking a course on "Reading in the Elementary School," and had to pull together a portfolio of books, that I chose this...
| Author | Jan Brett |
| ISBN | 0399238735 |
Every year, trolls knock down Kyri's door and gobble up her Christmas feast. But this year, the trolls are in for a surprise: a boy and his pet ice bear on their way to Oslo have come in from the cold. And once the ice bear is finished with the trolls, you can bet they won't come knocking next Christmas Eve!
Once...
| Author | Jan Brett |
| ISBN | 0899194974 |
The artwork here is so gorgeous. Jan’s drawings of peacocks and roses is enough alone to check out this book and look at them. The one mistake I see is that Jan chose to make Beauty blonde - I don’t approve of that decision, but otherwise this is a good rendition. It is closer to the myth that Robin McKinley...
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
| Author | Ruth Sanderson |
| ISBN | 0316770620 |
This is a tale that always intrigued me, so I look for the unique detail in each version I read. I really appreciate that, in this one, there's a subplot about the princes who had been trying to solve the mystery. And I appreciate that this is probably the most gorgeously illustrated version. But Michael...
| Author | Hans Christian Andersen |
| ISBN | 0439643635 |
Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne = The little match Girl, Hans Christian Andersen
The Little Match Girl (Danish: Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne, meaning "The little girl with the matchsticks") is a short story by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story, about a dying child's...
| Author | Shirley Climo |
| ISBN | 0064438538 |
"A luminescent interpretation. Meticulously researched illustrations faithfully depict the ornate beauty of an ancient land" (Kirkus Reviews).
In this jewel-like version of a classic story, popular folklorist Shirley Climo tells the tale of Settareh, the Persian Cinderella.
Magic...
Cobweb Christmas: The Tradition of Tinsel
| Author | Shirley Climo |
| ISBN | 0060290331 |
This beautiful picture book about the warmth and wonder of Christmas and the origin of tinsel on trees will leave children enchanted with the magical possibilities of the season.
Everybody loves Christmas at Tante's. The old lady decorates a wonderful tree and makes certain to have something...
| Author | Jill Barklem |
| ISBN | 0689830904 |
It was Midwinter's Eve and the mice of Brambly Hedge were very busy. That evening, after dark, they would all be gathering round a blazing fire for the traditional midwinter celebrations. A grand entertainment was planned, and Primrose and Wilfred had chosen to recite a poem. They went up to the attics...
| Author | William H. Hooks |
| ISBN | 0027443558 |
This simply wonderful Appalachian adaptation of the globally popular and celebrated Beauty and the Beast folktale type actually also contains many many elements of the Norwegian East of the Sun and West of the Moon, and it reminds me at least somewhat of the Russian folktale of Finist the Falcon Prince...
| Author | Betsy Byars |
| ISBN | 0064420639 |
From Newbery Medal-winning author Betsy Byars comes a sweet, entertaining story that will touch the heart of dog lovers at any age.
A tornado appears in the distance, and the family quickly gathers into the storm cellar. The storm rages outside, but Pete, the farmhand, knows this is the perfect...
| Author | Jewell Reinhart Coburn |
| ISBN | 1885008139 |
Raised by loving parents in the vast desert state of Hidalgo, Domitila grows to be a talented and beautiful young woman in this Mexican folktale, skilled at both cooking and working with fine leather. When her mother becomes ill, and Domitila must leave home in order to find work, she eventually gains...
The Turkey Girl : a Zuni Cinderella story
| Author | Penny Pollock |
| ISBN | 0316713147 |
I CANNOT take this book seriously.
As a Native American version, there is this element of quiet, dignified, solemnity inherent in the story. So as I'm reading this to my kids, I sort of blew the mood when the otherwise normal farmyard turkeys unexpectedly started talking:
'Willingly,...
| Author | Jan Brett |
| ISBN | 0399225072 |
Christmas is Treva's favorite time of year, especially the preparations -- finding the perfect tree, decorating the house, and making presents for her family. But this year is different. Small things are disappearing, then some of the presents themselves. Treva is mystified, until early one morning...
Knights of the Round Table
| Author | Gwen Gross |
| ISBN | 0394875796 |
We read this book aloud as part of our Middle Ages curriculum (as, I’m sure, many others here have as well). I think Gwen Gross did a great job choosing the legends to retell, keeping them PG, and writing them in a way that was accessible to early readers. The pictures were also wonderful and well-placed....
