Showing 1–13 of 13 titles
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Baseball in April, and Other Stories
A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California. (Library of Congress summary)- Fiction, Short Stories
- Pura Belpré Children's Author Award 1996 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780833574008
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Big Tree of Bunlahy: Stories of My Own Countryside
Twelve fine old Irish tales and one original one are woven together by the storyteller who introduces each story. All are said to have been heard under the Tree of Bunlahy, the great elm tree with big, smooth stones under it. There the villagers would sit and listen to these tales of animals, heroes, and leprechans.- Fiction, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1934 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489234
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Fables
Twenty original, brief, and witty animal fables, each complete with a moral, expose human foibles. Each fable is faced with a full-page painting in soft, rich colors that show the droll animals at the crucial moment of the fable.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1981 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780060239749
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Flying Lessons & Other Stories
Readers will recognize themselves in this varied collection of sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant stories.- Fiction, General Fiction, Short Stories
- Notable Children's Books 2018
- Older
- ISBN: 9781101934593
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Frog and Toad Together
Whether they are testing their willpower with a bowl of cookies or their patience while waiting for seeds to grow, Frog and Toad delight in each other's company. Witty, easy-to-read, and full of warmth and gentle humor, these five stories engagingly explore the meaning of friendship.- Fiction, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1973 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060239596
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Graven Images
Three gripping stories, two sinister and one funny and all with historical settings, are centered on graven images: a wooden boy with a frightening secret, a weathervane that leads to true love, and a statue ordered by a ghost.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1983 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060219062
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Pigtail of Ah Lee Ben Loo
Many original stories in prose and verse, and one brief wordless story, are illustrated with two hundred intriguing and often funny silhouettes. The stories are filled with robust and irreverent humor: King Arthur's Sir Launcelot is called “Sir Launcelot de Id-i-otte”! Most of the stories first appeared in St. Nicholas Magazine.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1929 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997488763
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Shen of the Sea
Sixteen charming and funny original stories are told in traditional folktale style. Most of the stories explain the origins of things like printing, chopsticks, and gunpowder. In several stories, the main character, always reacting the opposite of what is expected, is tricked by the smarter, minor characters.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1926 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780525392446
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Tales from Silver Lands
Nineteen stories that Finger gathered from South American Indian villagers are retold retaining their original flavor. Included are captivating tales of witches, giants, and strange enchantments.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1925 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780385075138
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Telephone Tales
In this classic from Italy, a travelling salesman calls his daughter nightly to share a whimsical story. Sixty-seven playful tales humorously recount ice cream palaces, educational candy, and roads paved with chocolate.
- Fiction, Short Stories
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2021 (Medal Winner), Notable Children's Books 2021
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781592702848
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Truce of the Wolf and Other Tales of Old Italy
Seven widely varied Italian stories tell of such things as Saint Francis taming a menacing wolf, of an obstinate and heroic donkey, and of how a street in Florence was named. The tales, all told with a bit of Italian folk humor, come from many sources, including a Tuscan peasant woman and The Decameron.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1932 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489142
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When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories
In eight delightfully silly stories, five retold from the Yiddish and three original, readers are introduced to a memorable collection of characters. Among them are a mixed-up Shlemiel, who does not recognize his wife and village, and Utzel's daughter, Poverty, who seems to grow larger as he grows poorer.- Fiction, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1969 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780374483654
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Zlateh The Goat and Other Stories
Seven stories rich with eastern European culture and Jewish folklore are filled with lively characters, delightfully funny fools, clever people, and loyal animals. The ink drawings of Sendak create wonderful scenes complementing the stories perfectly.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Short Stories
- John Newbery Medal 1967 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780060256982