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Victorian Fairy Tales: The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves

10 best books like Victorian Fairy Tales: The Revolt of the Fairies and Elves (Jack D. Zipes): Warrior Scarlet, Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures, Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain, The Van Gogh Cafe, Fox's Feud, Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed... and Revealed, The Peppermint Pig, The Willows in Winter, The Wombles, Spring Story

Warrior Scarlet
AuthorRosemary Sutcliff
ISBN0374482446
This is the story of Drem, a boy of the Bronze Age, who wishes to take his Warrior Scarlet, the kilt that signifies that he is a full, adult member of the Tribe. Alas, he has a withered right arm, so the oddas are against him.

Warrior Scarlet is, like most of Rosemary Stucliff's books, beautifully...
Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the Creatures
AuthorKatherine Paterson
ISBN0811877345
While I can indeed much appreciate Katherine Paterson's Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis' Canticle of the Creatures, her lyrical adaptation of Saint Francis of Assisi's famous 1224 A.D. Canticle of the Creatures, I still do rather wish she had kept closer to the original, I do wish she had actually...
Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain
AuthorEdward Ardizzone
ISBN1845074564
Little Tim wants to be a sailor, but his parents tell him he's too young, even though his retired boatman friend has taught him all about ships. He decides to convince them by stowing away on a steamer. When he is discovered, he is put to work scrubbing the decks, which is a lot harder than he expected.

Here's...
The Van Gogh Cafe
AuthorCynthia Rylant
ISBN0152057501
At the Van Gogh Cafe, anything can happen. Clara's dad owns the cafe, and she's seen it all--from food that cooks by itself to poems that foretell the future. This award-winning collection of vignettes by Newbery medalist Cynthia Rylant is a treat to be relished. So bring your appetite for the unexpected,...
Fox's Feud
AuthorColin Dann
ISBN0091494001
The book begins with the birth of Vixen's four cubs: Bold, Friendly, Charmer and Dreamer and follows their early lives as they are supported and protected by all the remaining Animals of Farthing Wood. They grow gradually more independent as the story progresses.

Several meetings of the Farthing...
Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed... and Revealed
AuthorDavid M. Schwartz
ISBN1582462070
Ten creatures await, camouflaged in artful, full-page photographs, while playful poems offer clues about each animal's identity and whereabouts. Think you've spotted one? Lift one of ten gatefolds to find out. A full page of fascinating information accompanies each animal so readers can learn...
The Peppermint Pig
AuthorNina Bawden
ISBN0140309446
Could you possibly have guessed that this book with such a hyper-cute cover has the most inexplicably cruel ending I've ever seen in children's literature?

If 'The Peppermint Pig' (1975) by Nina Bawden was a book for adults, I would have rated it much higher. I am impressed by its nostalgic beauty...
The Willows in Winter
AuthorWilliam Horwood
ISBN0312113544
For now, in an act of homage and celebration, William Horwood has brought to life once more the four most-loved characters in English literature: the loyal Mole, the resourceful Water Rat, the stern but wise Badger, and, of course, the exasperating, irresistible Toad. The result is an enchanting,...
The Wombles
AuthorElisabeth Beresford
ISBN0140305726
Ahhhhhh. What a satisfying bedtime read.

I never heard of the Wombles until I ran across them 15 yrs ago or so on Nick at Nite. The charming short films were cute without being twee, funny without being obvious, and I loved them immediately. Only recently did I find out there were books!! And the...
Spring Story
AuthorJill Barklem
ISBN0689830580
The mice of Brambly Hedge are in high spirits! Fair weather and blossoms along the hedgerow have coaxed the mice out of their snug tree-stump homes, and they're eager for sunny day adventures, with old friends and new.In Spring Story, Mr. Apple takes advantage of an idyllic spring day to plan a surprise...
Mrs. Peter Rabbit
AuthorThornton W. Burgess
ISBN0486293769
Something is definitely wrong with Peter Rabbit . . . he has no appetite! Deciding he is terribly lonely, Peter sets off to visit some friends in the Old Pasture but instead finds himself narrowly escaping the clutches of Hooty Owl, experiencing a nasty encounter with Jed Thumper (a big gray rabbit) and...
Midnite: The Story of a Wild Colonial Boy
AuthorRandolph Stow
ISBN0140304215
Even though MIDNITE was seventeen, he wasn't very bright. So when his father died, his five animal friends decided to look after him. Khat, the Siamese, suggested he became a bushranger, and his horse, Red Ned, offered to help. But it wasn't very easy, especially when Trooper O'Grady kept putting him...
Paddington: Here and Now
AuthorMichael Bond
ISBN0007269404
Half a century has passed & this little bear is still able to melt your heart & keep you & your little ones interested right up to the end...

Paddington Bear is celebrating his 50th birthday the only way this lovable, adventurous little bear would…with a delicious marmalade sandwich…and...
Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection
AuthorWilbert Awdry
ISBN0434800317
The author of the Thomas books was a clergyman, and I'm torn between two thoughts. On the one hand, it's very tempting to believe that they are intended as Christian allegory. On the other, an interpretation along those lines almost inevitably ends with the conclusion that the Fat Controller is God....
Mole Music
AuthorDavid McPhail
ISBN0805067663
A spiritual story about the far-reaching effects of private actions.

Mole has always led a simple life, but lately he feels something is missing. When he first hears someone playing a violin, Mole realizes that he longs to make beautiful music, too.

Through practice and patience,...
When the Sky Is Like Lace
AuthorElinor Lander Horwitz
ISBN0670059099
What happens when it's bimulous and the sky is like lace? Strange and splendid things! Otters sing, trees dance, and the grass is like gooseberry jam. There's a special party that anyone can attend. Anyone, that is, who knows the rules and isn't afraid of plum-purple shadows, can cook spaghetti and would...
Escape from Castle Cant
AuthorK.P. Bath
The baron's headstrong daughter Pauline's rescue from Castle Cant by her heroic half-sister Lucy was just the beginning of the madcap adventure launched in The Secret of Castle Cant, K.P. Bath's acclaimed debut novel. Now hungry and homeless, they are left to fend for themselves in the war-torn Barony,...
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