Mary Engelbreit's Nursery and Fairy Tales Storybook Favourites by Mary Engelbreit
35.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
This charming storybook treasury from New York Times bestselling artist Mary Engelbreit features twenty time-honored nursery and fairy tales. Rendered in Mary's signature style, this enchanting selection of childhood classics has been specially chosen from Mary Engelbreit's Nursery Tales and Mary Engel ...Show more
Norse Tales: Stories from Across The Rainbow Bridge by Kevin Crossley-Holland
43.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
The extraordinary companion title to the critically-acclaimed Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki, from a Carnegie Medal-winning author. Enter an ancient world of green glades and glaciers, where gods and goddesses spread their magic whilst rock-giants and mountain-trolls roam. This astonishing ne ...Show more
Chinese Stories for Language Learners by Vivian Ling; Wang Peng
33.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction: Languages | Series: Stories for Language Learners Ser.
The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle'sStories for Language Learners series is here! This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English versions presented on facing pages. Each includes an explanation of how ...Show more
The Emperor's New Clothes by Susanna Davidson
15.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
The Emperor needs a new outfit and it has to be splendid. So he finds the finest clothes-makers in town and puts them to work. But are their clothes as splendid as they say?
Walt Disney's Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
28.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
The ultimate gift for fans of Walt Disney's Peter Pan. This beautiful picture book is illustrated by celebrated Disney artist Mary Blair, who drew the original concept art for the beloved film. Extract from Peter Pan: "Just think of something wonderful," Peter said. So Wendy thought of a mermaid lag ...Show more
Anansi and the Golden Pot by Taiye Selasi
24.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
"Allow me to introduce myself."But he needed no introduction. "Anansi the spider!" said Anansi the boy. "The tales were true!" "Traditional tales are always true," the spider answered, laughing. "Nothing lasts so long as truth, nor travels quite so far."Award-winning author of Ghana Must Go, Taiye ...Show more
Magic and Myth: Ireland's Fairy Tales by Michael Scott
16.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
Myths, legends, and magic are woven together in a collection of enthralling Irish fairy tales from the New York Times bestselling author of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. A haunting midnight dance that steals children away... An eerie fairy island that appears once every seven years ...Show more
Who's Who: Greek Mythology: The Gods, Heroes and Monsters of Legend by Hannah Sheldon-Dean
27.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
From the grand heights of Olympus to the dark depths of the Underworld, discover the most significant figures of ancient Greek mythology in this kid-friendly guide. Take a tour of this legendary world with Who's Who: Greek Mythology. This book introduces readers to Greek mythology in an approachabl ...Show more
Snow White in New York by Fiona French
24.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
Winner of the 1986 Kate Greenaway Medal. The traditional story of Snow White set in jazz age New York. A picture book of great originality, combining art deco style with the pathos of the original story.
Matchless: A Christmas Story by Gregory Maguire
36.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
When the story was first translated from Danish and published in England in the mid-nineteenth century, the Little Match Girl's dying visions of lights and a grandmother in heaven were often interpreted as metaphors of religious salvation. In "Matchless", Maguire adds a different dimen ...Show more
The Pea and the Princess by Mini Grey
20.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
Once upon a time there was an enchanting fairytale about a prince who was looking for a real princess to be his bride. The only way to tell whether the many princesses who applied for the post were really royal, legend had it, was to see if they would be able to feel a tiny little pea through dozens of ...Show more
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales by Marcia Williams
20.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
Travel back to Medieval England and join Chaucer and his band of Canterbury pilgrims in this wonderful introduction to one of Britain's greatest literary legacies. These nine well-loved tales, from a host of colourful characters - the Knight, the Miller, the Reeve, the Wife of Bath, the Summoner, the Cl ...Show more