The King of Ireland's Son
10 best books like The King of Ireland's Son (Padraic Colum): Pegasus, The King of the Golden River, Gwinna, Persephone, Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha De Danaan and the Fianna of Ireland, The Wonder Clock or, Four and Twenty Marvelous Tales, Being One for Each Hour of the Day, Beyond the Pawpaw Trees: The Story of Anna Lavinia, Fiona's Luck, The Little Duke, Old Peter's Russian Tales
| Author | Marianna Mayer |
| ISBN | 0688133827 |
Condemned by a jealous king, Bellerophon must win the trust of the legendary winged horse Pegasus or face certain death. From the poignant meeting the growing bond of friendship between horse and man to the dramatic slaying of the fearsome fire-breathing Chimera, this is an unforgettable adventure...
| Author | John Ruskin |
| ISBN | 1599151251 |
There are many starting points within the fantasy genre. J. R. R. Tolkien is often, with good reason, regarded as the father of fantasy, despite the fact that there was a vast expanse of stories before his time. Going further back, one can find the early 20th century classics that inspired the master,...
| Author | Barbara Helen Berger |
A stunning book that has stayed with me ever since my 5th/6th grade teacher read it aloud to us. The story was so moving to me as a child, and after briefly forgetting about it as an adult, I suddenly had something tickle my memory and then became absolutely determined to find it to share with my then 5 year...
| Author | Sally Pomme Clayton |
| ISBN | 1845075331 |
As soon as I saw the cover image I wanted this book. It is perfect for the myth: lovely and sad and dark and mysterious. Several other illustrations were also quite striking, especially the one where Demeter's cloak is turning into storm cloud to spread winter over the earth. I like the visual connections...
| Author | Lady Augusta Gregory |
| ISBN | 0901072370 |
It's always weird to read a book that's essentially a twice-over translation. First the original author translated the myths to English, and that was over a hundred years ago... and then the Polish translator, while trying to keep the archaic and mythical sound of the original, translated it into Polish......
It is rare indeed when a writer's original stories are regarded as masterpieces on a par with the great folkloristic fairy tales that have been handed down through the ages. But Howard Pyle's absorbing tales have for generations enjoyed such overwhelming popularity with boys and girls that they have...
Beyond the Pawpaw Trees is a tour through a land as strange and wonderful as Oz, filled with people as delightfully batty as any in Alice’s looking glass. It is a place to which you will want to return again and again, to read of Anna Lavinia’s adventures and to marvel over author and illustrator Palmer...
| Author | Teresa Bateman |
| ISBN | 1570916519 |
Great book. Fiona is so confident she thinks she can outwit the Leprechaun that took all the luck from Ireland. Now cows can't milk and chickens don't lay eggs and there are no potatoes. Not just anyone wants to square off against King of the Leprechauns. This is one of the spiritual laws of the universe....
| Author | Charlotte Mary Yonge |
| ISBN | 1406955302 |
On a bright autumn day, as long ago as the year 943, there was a great bustle in the Castle of Bayeux in Normandy. The hall was large and low, the roof arched, and supported on thick short columns, almost like the crypt of a Cathedral; the walls were thick, and the windows, which had no glass, were very small,...
| Author | Arthur Ransome |
| ISBN | 1903252164 |
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important,...
| Author | H.E. Marshall |
| ISBN | 1599150107 |
Stories from the history of the United States beginning with a full account of exploration and settlement and ending with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. The 99 chapters are grouped under 7 headings: Stories of Explorers and Pioneers, Stories of Virginia, Stories of New England, Stories of the Middle...
| Author | Mrs. Alfred Gatty |
| ISBN | 1599150050 |
I cannot say enough about Parables from Nature by Margaret Scott Gatty. What a treasure! Mrs. Gatty wrote with a wonderful prose style, and included many encouraging morals which are a joy to share with children. The stories , which seek to uncover God’s craftsmanship in the natural world, are challenging,...
| Author | Frances Browne |
| ISBN | 1599150697 |
Seven fairy tales, set in an interesting framework which relates the adventures of the little girl Snowflower and her magical chair at the court of King Winwealth. When Snow-flower, from her nook in the kitchen, said, "Chair of my grandmother, take me to the highest banquet hall," "instantly the chair...
It isn't always easy raising a family without much money, but the O'Sullivans prove that it is not only possible, but that there is no price tag on fun and adventure. Father, Mother, Michael, Brigid and twins Francie and Liam share a warm and mirthful existence in their cottage at Bantry Bay the fullness...
The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend
Sadko the musician loved his city of Novgorod, the richest and most free in all Russia. With its great feasts, its white stone churches, its merchant visitors from many lands, Sadko felt there was no better place to be. Yet he was lonely too, for the rich young ladies who danced to his music would never favor...
| Author | James Thurber |
| ISBN | 0156962640 |
In this book, Arthurian legend blends with Lewis Carroll or perhaps Edward Lear. This has all the elements of the quintessential fairy tale (magical lands, three brothers vying to see who will be first to fulfill their quest, an enchanted lady, knights, dwarfs, etc.). And yet there is something whimsical,...
| Author | Eve Merriam |
| ISBN | 0689808925 |
Twelve witty double spreads take young readers on a counting adventure of adding to eleven.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 __ 12 What happened to 11?
Is it in the magician's hat? Maybe it's in the mailbox or hiding in the jack-o'-lantern? Don't forget to look in the barnyard where the hen awaits the arrival...
| Author | Charles Kingsley |
| ISBN | 1599150239 |
It's like he's always talking down to the reader.
"Now little kid, I would tell you about this and this but you're too stupid, not old and wise and clever like me... Ah hah! Here is something you might comprehend! I will talk a bit about it. But THAT, oh, don't even try to think about such and such,...
Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland
| Author | Jeremiah Curtin |
| ISBN | 0486224309 |
Fearsome giants, magic spells, Druidic rods of enchantment; gallant princes and beautiful princesses, brave kings and wicked queens; cloaks of invisibility, swords of light and swords of darkness, horses that go faster than the wind, animals that speak and have strange powers...these are elements...
Life of Fred: Butterflies
We love Fred! In case you haven't heard, Fred is a five-year-old orphaned math genius who teaches at KITTENS University and lives in his office with his doll, Kingie. He and Kingie sleep under Fred's desk at night. Fred's adventures can occasionally stray into the realm of the silly, but they are imaginatively...
The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum
| Author | Thornton W. Burgess |
| ISBN | 1603123377 |
Old Billy Possum is dead! So says Reddy Fox, anyway, who walks along singing, "Ol' Bill Possum, it served him right, and he is no more, for he died last night!" Then Reddy Fox sees a ghost -- and the rest of the animals see the truth . . . at least until the next tomfoolery takes place on the very day of Peter Rabbit's...
