Magical Tales

Author : Carolyne Larrington
Publisher : Bodleian Library
ISBN 13 : 9781851242641
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magical Tales written by Carolyne Larrington and published by Bodleian Library. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A faun carrying an umbrella; a hobbit who lives in a hole; a mysterious name - Lyra; an ill-treated schoolboy with a scar and a secret. Children's fantasy books often begin with resonant images. However, they also begin in an author's reading practices. How do children's authors incorporate myths and legends into their work? And how do myths and legends change as a result? In this richly illustrated collection of essays a team of academic experts trace the magical tales from Norse myth, Arthurian legend and medieval literature which have inspired the finest writers for children, including C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and Alan Garner. Drawing on collections of manuscripts and rare books in the Bodleian Library, additional chapters put the spotlight on spell books, grimoires and books that do magic, as well as exploring stunning examples of pop-up books, harlequinades and concertina panoramas from the Opie Collection of Children's Literature.Other writers under discussion include children's authors of the Victorian era, such as George MacDonald, Rudyard Kipling and E. Nesbit, and twentieth-century writers Susan Cooper, Diana Wynne Jones and Philip Pullman. Through wide-ranging analysis these essays show how literature and tales from the Middle Ages and earlier still have been reinterpreted for each generation and continue to have a profound impact on writers of fantasy books for children today.

Author : Patricia Cardello
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983366287
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Magical Tale of Santa Dust written by Patricia Cardello and published by . This book was released on 1915-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Yeoman
Publisher : Pavilion Children's
ISBN 13 : 1843655330
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quentin Blake's Magical Tales written by John Yeoman and published by Pavilion Children's. This book was released on 2021-11-25 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful collection of more than a dozen little-known tales of magical fun from all over the globe. A beautifully illustrated edition of a classic compendium of tales from around the world. Escape to a faraway mystical world where anything can happen: where a boy can find a belt that gives him amazing strength, where a frog can be a beautiful princess in disguise, and where princes can fly on magic carpets. Retold in wonderful detail by long-time Quentin Blake collaborator John Yeoman, these stories sparkle with enchantment, adventure, and a beautifully imagined mix of the familiar and unfamiliar. Stories Include: The Blue Belt, Half-Man-Half-Lame-Horse, The Crystal Ship, The Five Strange Brothers, The Magic Handkerchief, The Pumpkin Tree, The Magic Cakes, The Frog Skin, The Three Old Crones, Prince Baki and the White Doe, The Old Man and the Jinni, The Poor Girl and Her Cow.

Author : Disney Book Group
Publisher : Disney Press
ISBN 13 : 9781368028097
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Disney Princess Magical Tales Read-Along Storybook and CD Collection written by Disney Book Group and published by Disney Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Including fan-favorite Read-Along storybooks, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast, this paperback bind-up includes 3 magical stories, word-for-word narration, character voices, and sound effects for each tale!

Author : Random House
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 152477278X
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Six Magical Tales! (Shimmer and Shine) written by Random House and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of six Step into Reading leveled readers featuring the characters from Nickelodeon's Shimmer and Shine! Join Leah, Shimmer, and Shine from Nickelodeon's Shimmer and Shine in this collection of Step into Reading leveled readers featuring six awesome tales about birthdays, mermaids, movies, magic, and more! Perfect for boys and girls ages 4 to 6.

Author : R. J. Stewart
Publisher : Mercury Publishing (NC)
ISBN 13 : 9781892137029
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Magical Tales written by R. J. Stewart and published by Mercury Publishing (NC). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the author deals in depth with the tradition of magical story-telling, found in various forms throughout the world.

Author : Jack Zipes
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691191425
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sorcerer's Apprentice written by Jack Zipes and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A diverse new anthology that traces the meaning and magic of the sorcerer’s apprentice tale throughout history “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” might conjure up images of Mickey Mouse from the Disney film Fantasia, or of Harry Potter. As this anthology reveals, however, “sorcerer’s apprentice” tales—in which a young person rebels against, or complies with, an authority who holds the keys to magical powers—have been told through the centuries from classical times to today. This collection brings together more than fifty sorcerer’s apprentice stories by a plethora of writers, including Ovid, Sir Walter Scott, and the Brothers Grimm. In an extensive introduction, fairy-tale scholar Jack Zipes discusses the significance of the apprentice stories, the contradictions in popular retellings, and the importance of magic as a tool of resistance against figures who abuse their authority. Twenty specially commissioned black-and-white illustrations by noted artist Natalie Frank bring the stories to visual life.

Author : Chris Colfer
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0316523496
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Tale of Magic... written by Chris Colfer and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This #1 New York Times bestseller is the first book in a new series set in Chris Colfer's Land of Stories universe, perfect for both new and longtime fans! When Brystal Evergreen stumbles across a secret section of the library, she discovers a book that introduces her to a world beyond her imagination and learns the impossible: She is a fairy capable of magic! But in the oppressive Southern Kingdom, women are forbidden from reading and magic is outlawed, so Brystal is swiftly convicted of her crimes and sent to the miserable Bootstrap Correctional Facility. But with the help of the mysterious Madame Weatherberry, Brystal is whisked away and enrolled in an academy of magic! Adventure comes with a price, however, and when Madame Weatherberry is called away to attend to an important problem she doesn't return. Do Brystal and her classmates have what it takes to stop a sinister plot that risks the fate of the world, and magic, forever? Fall in love with an all-new series from Chris Colfer, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Land of Stories, filled with adventure, imagination, and wonderfully memorable characters both familiar and new. A #1 New York Times bestsellerAn IndieBound bestseller A USA Today bestseller A Wall Street Journal bestseller Don't miss: A TALE OF WITCHCRAFT...

Author : National Geographic Kids
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 1426374542
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Treasury of Magical Tales From Around the World written by National Geographic Kids and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-12-23 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A flower-spouting princess, gobbling prince, emerald-winged fairy, foolish giants, fearsome ogres, and talking frog and fish are just a few of the captivating characters found in this anthology of beloved stories from 29 places around the world, from the Arctic to Africa to Asia to Australia to Europe to the Americas.

Author : Jack Dann
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101208740
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wizards written by Jack Dann and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, and many more join this magical brew [that] will enchant young adult readers and their elders as well. (Publishers Weekly) In Wizards, today's master fantasists turn their hands to tales of these magical beings, living in both ancient and modern times, as well as in fantasy realms that never were. Featuring stories by New York Times bestselling authors Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer and Garth Nix as well as tales from Kage Baker, Peter S. Beagle, Terry Bisson, Orson Scott Card, Terry Dowling, Andy Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Elizabeth Hand, Nancy Kress, Tanith Lee, Patricia A. McKillip, Mary Rosenblum, Tad Williams, Gene Wolfe, and Jane Yolen.