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The Secret History of Giants: Or The Codex Giganticum

10 best books like The Secret History of Giants: Or The Codex Giganticum (Ari Berk): The Cow That Went OINK, Meridian, Vol. 1: Flying Solo, Guardian of the Green Hill, Gris Grimly's Wicked Nursery Rhymes II, Classic Fairy Tales, The Fall of Camelot, Frankenstein Takes the Cake, Don't Slam the Door!, Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Omnibus Edition, A Treasury of Children's Literature

The Cow That Went OINK
AuthorBernard Most
ISBN0152047638
For Valentine's Day one year, I painted a big shipping box to look like a barn and put in it a plush cow and a pig and this book, and gave it to my then two-year-old son. Weird -- yeah, maybe. Smart -- yeah, definitely. He likes the toys and the book, and all of his farm animals are now housed in the barn box.

I...
Meridian, Vol. 1: Flying Solo
AuthorBarbara Randall Kesel
ISBN1931484031
Meridian is the story of Sephie, a sheltered young
girl whose life resembles nothing so much as a fairy tale. The beloved only
child of the Minister of Meridian, she grows up with an entire floating city
as her playground. Then her father dies, and she inherits a sigil imbued
with the...
Guardian of the Green Hill
AuthorLaura L. Sullivan
ISBN0805089853
Only a few weeks ago, Meg Morgan and her siblings went to England for the holidays—and found themselves in the middle of a fairy war. Now the war is over, but the battle for control of the fairies has just begun.

A mysterious painter named Gwidion appears at the Rookery, ready to give the children...
Gris Grimly's Wicked Nursery Rhymes II
AuthorGris Grimly
ISBN0972938834
This entertaining collection unveils eight allnew, fiendishly illustrated cautionary tales exploring the dark underbelly of childhood. Childhood standards, including Little Jack Horner, Solomon Grundy and Three Blind Mice, are retold as dark and sinister rhymes about atrociouslymannered...
Classic Fairy Tales
AuthorScott Gustafson
This exquisitely illustrated, large format gift book features ten of the most enduring fairy tales of all time. The stories, chosen and edited by the artist, are a balance of 'princess' classics and frolicking adventure tales.

Artist Scott Gustafson spent more than four years creating the...
The Fall of Camelot
AuthorTime-Life Books
A stand alone book in the brilliant Enchanted World Series, THE FALL OF CAMELOT is written in a somber but engaging, highly readable tone, and beautifully illustrated. A concise, single volume retelling of the King Arthur saga, the book does a good job of remaining focused on the principals conflicts...
Frankenstein Takes the Cake
AuthorAdam Rex
ISBN0152062351
No one ever said it was easy being a monster. Take Frankenstein, for instance: He just wants to marry his undead bride in peace, but his best man, Dracula, is freaking out about the garlic bread. Then there’s the Headless Horseman, who wishes everyone would stop drooling over his delicious pumpkin...
Don't Slam the Door!
AuthorDori Chaconas
ISBN0763637092
Slamming the screen door sets off a comical chain of cause-and-effect in this rollicking tale of a rambunctious family.

A slamming door may not seem like a big deal, but in this escalating tale, it can have far-reaching (and very funny) consequences — including a limping, yelping Pa; a scared,...
Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Omnibus Edition
AuthorMichael Scott
ISBN0751508861
This summer I picked up a book called, Irish Folk and Fairy Tales Omnibus by Michael Scott, from Dublin Ireland. This book compiled 17 Irish folk tales into one. It caught my attention because the first three stories are about the sorrows of Irish storytelling. It takes upon various tales and roles them...
A Treasury of Children's Literature
AuthorArmand Eisen
If I could only choose a handful of books to share with a wee child, this collection would be on the list. It not only takes care of several different genres, but more importantly, it combines the imaginative artwork that always stay with young minds.



The book is broken into several...
The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and Other Little People
AuthorThomas Keightley
ISBN0517263130
Finally finished it! Enjoyed it so much. A great collection of folklore from all over the world.

I will caution: not a book to read if you're looking for something light. I was sometimes frustrated by the lack of English in certain sections. Almost all of the Spain section I couldn't read because...
A Practical Guide to Monsters (Practical Guides)
AuthorNina Hess
ISBN0786948094
I remember reading about Zendric in some of the Knights of the Silver Dragon books. But that was quite a while ago and I don't remember much about him. I think he was their mentor, or something. Well, anyway, he has compiled a study guide about monsters for his apprentices to study while he is away.

This...
Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells: Based on Quentin Cottington's Journal of Faery Research
AuthorTerry Jones
ISBN0684832062
Once again in desperate need of cash, ex-Monty Python member Jones and renowned faery authority and illustrator Froud team up to present the hilarious sequel to the brilliantly successful Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book. Lady Cottington's previously unknown twin brother, Quentin, employs...
Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia
AuthorCarol Rose
ISBN0393317927
In more than 2,000 alphabetically arranged entries, readers will meet angels, demons, elves, encantados, fairies, familiars, keremets, nats, nymphs, and many other strange beings from around the world. Carol Rose introduces the reader to the little--and not so little--folk, delightfully various...
Darkwood
AuthorM.E. Breen
ISBN1599902591
Darkness falls so quickly in Howland that the people there have no word for evening. One minute the sky is light, the next minute it is black. But darkness comes in other forms, too, and for thirteen-year-old Annie, the misery she endures in her Uncle's household makes the black of night seem almost soothing....
The Goblin Companion
AuthorBrian Froud
Earthy, enigmatic, and--until now--elusive, the goblin is little known and even less well understood. Thanks to Brian Froud's discovery of the notebooks of Dashe, a goblin portraitist, this rare breed is now an open book. This is a definitive, profusely illustrated field guide to the goblin world,...
Drake's Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology
AuthorDugald A. Steer
ISBN0763646237
Dragonologists, look no further! Here, in a single handsome, indispensable volume, is gathered a lifetime’s worth of knowledge about these magnificent creatures.

Call it an encyclopedia of dragonology — an authorized resource so definitive that dragon lovers everywhere are fired...
Swords: An Artist's Devotion
AuthorBen Boos
ISBN0763631485
Be smitten by the sword! An extraordinary young artist brings the history of this noble weapon -- and its skillful masters -- into stunningly sharp relief.

Brave men and women have taken up the sword since ages of old, and a fascination with this formidable weapon grips dedicated followers...
The Mystery of The Fool and The Vanisher
AuthorDavid Ellwand
ISBN0763620963
From the creator of FAIRIE-ALITY, an eerie tale-within-a-tale weaves stunning photographs into a thrilling, time-shifting mystery that leaves readers questioning what is real.

Some say the English Downs are haunted by fairy creatures — and that those who find a flint stone with a hole...
People of the Sea
AuthorDavid Thomson
ISBN1582431841
Raised among Scottish fishermen and storytellers, David Thomson was obsessed from childhood by the Celtic seal legend, the body of tales and songs about the "selchie," or gray Atlantic seal. In the early 1950's he took a journey to seek the legend out, in the Hebrides, on the east coast of Scotland, on...
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Fairy Poems
AuthorLaura Ingalls Wilder
ISBN0385325339

The beautiful illustrations bring the poetry to life in this beautiful gift book.

Readers will delight in this never-before published collection of poems from Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of The Little House on the Prairie:

Day and night, wherever we go, fairies...
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