"Castles in the Air" by Stephen Krensky
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When a witch goes before the king to ask for the road in front of her house to be repaired, she is told by the king’s chief advisor that the king could build castles in the air if he wanted to, rather than talk to her. This gives the witch a clever idea and pretty soon the king is looking down on his kingdom from his castle in the clouds
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"Ghost Walk" by Mark A. Garland
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Arin and her Mom go to the cemetery to tell Arin’s Dad that it’s okay, that they love him and don’t blame him for what happened in the church the night they surprised two burglars. A softly told tale of a ghostly encounter in a graveyard with a nice twist at the end.
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"Miz Mephitis" by Robert D. Culp
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When Rooster ducks into the barn to get out of the afternoon rain storm he is surprised to have his sneeze answered by a polite “God bless you, young man.” When he realizes it is Miz Mephitis, the skunk, he backs away just a far as he can. But his fear is replaced by curiosity when a right friendly discussion ensues and Rooster learns there is a lot more to skunks than he had imagined.
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"The Booted Cat: or Puss in Boots." Newly translated by Sophie Masson
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A very literary and delightful modern translation/adaptation of one of Charles Perrault’s most famous fairy tails wherein the youngest son inherits nothing of value except the family cat. But the cat, who is very fond or his young master, proves to be well more that just a cat. Bebooted and behatted, the clever feline finds his master both a kingdom and a wife. For all who love happily ever afters – and cats.
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"The Imaginary Dragon" by Terry Jones
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A dragon, fearing that he doesn’t exist, shares his concern with his friends the griffin, the unicorn and the sphinx. They can offer little to ease his worries but in the end, like Rousseau, he decides, someone imagines, therefore, I am.
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"Cinders" by Katherine Gibson
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A “what if” story about one of Cinderella’s coachmen who stays a man rather than regaining his mouse form at the stroke of midnight. Dazed and confused, he finds himself at the gates of a castle and discovers that, upon being given lowly work in the King’s stables, he has a knack as a horse whisperer.
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"The Trouble with Trouble; a Tale from the American South" by Amy Friedman and Meredith Johnson
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The trouble with Trouble was he talked too much, even old skunk told him so. But when Trouble tried to tell everyone old skunk spoke to him, no one ever believed him again.
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"Come Again in Spring" by Richard Kennedy
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When death comes for Old Hark, the old man tells him to come again in the spring so he can feed his birds for one more winter. After some argument, Death offers to give him one more winter if he can answer three questions.
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"The Hare and the Orphan" by Lynne Reid Banks
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A story from Ms Banks' delightful anthology “The Magic Hare” in which the magic hare is snared by an orphan for dinner. The hare continues to suggest ingredients that would make him taste better but the final one is through the dark forest where the orphan has never gone. The hare leads the way, the orphan overcomes her fear and both live happily, but separately, ever after.
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"The Magic Weaver: a Tale from Ireland" by Melissa Shaw-Smith
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When Conal builds his castle on a hilltop he is not aware that he is intruding in the domain of the powerful fairy, Duine Sidhe. Cursed by the fairy, Conal and his family find no happiness until Conal’s son is befriended by a weaver who weaves a magic tapestry that can lift the curse.
info_outlineWhen the emperor dies, no man in the kingdom is brave enough to be tested by the great dragon. It is only the emperor’s daughter Si-Ling who has the courage to face the dragon and test her skill against his riddles. Solving the three riddles she ascends the throne with the dragon’s best wishes and rules with courage, heart and wisdom the rest of her days.