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Author : R. J. Stewart
Publisher : Mercury Publishing (NC)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Legends
ISBN : 189213702X
In this book the author deals in depth with the tradition of magical story-telling, found in various forms throughout the world.
Author : Random House
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781524772789
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 : Carolyne Larrington,Diane Purkiss
Publisher : Bodleian Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Arthurian romances
ISBN : 1851242643
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 : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1915-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0983366284
Author : Jack Zipes
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780814347874
Born into a wealthy and privileged family in Philadelphia, Charles Godfrey Leland (1824–1903) showed a clear interest in the supernatural and occult literature during his youth. Legend has it that, soon after his birth, an old Dutch nurse carried him up to the garret of the house and performed a ritual to guarantee that Leland would be fortunate in his life and eventually become a scholar and a wizard. Whether or not this incident ever occurred, we do know that his interest in fairy tales, folklore, and the supernatural would eventually lead him to a life of travel and documentation of the stories of numerous groups across the United States and Europe. Jack Zipes selected the tales in Charles Godfrey Leland and His Magical Talesfrom five different books— The Algonquin Legends (1884), Legends of Florence (1895–96), The Unpublished Letters of Virgil (1901), The English Gypsies (1882), and Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune-Telling (1891)—and has arranged them thematically. Though these tales cannot be considered authentic folk tales—not written verbatim from the lips of Romani, Native Americans, or other sources of the tales—they are highly significant because of their historical and cultural value. Like most of the aspiring American folklorists of his time, who were mainly all white, male, and from the middle classes, Leland recorded these tales in personal encounters with his informants or collected them from friends and acquaintances, before grooming them for publication so that they became translations of the original narratives. What distinguishes Leland from the major folklorists of the nineteenth century is his literary embellishment to represent his particular regard for their poetry, purity, and history. Readers with an interest in folklore, oral tradition, and nineteenth-century literature will value this curated and annotated glimpse into a breadth of work.
Author : John Yeoman
Publisher : Pavilion Children's
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781843655336
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 : Desmond Pang
Publisher : 彭錫燊
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
A long time ago, in a village, there lived a group of animals. A mouse named Ming Ming was a good storyteller. He often told the villagers that he had stumbled upon a book of magical tales in the woods and discovered that it was filled with endless stories and that he was eager to share them with them......
Author : Donna Jo Napoli
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781426374548
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. Meet a sailor with an ogre wife in a story from China, a young girl who outsmarts giants in a tale from Fiji, a clever rooster seeking its fortune in a tale from Morocco, a music-playing jaguar in a story from Ecuador, and princes turned to statues in a story from Italy. Donna Jo Napoli's powerful storytelling makes these stories fresh and fun, and Christina Balit's dazzling illustrations make this book a true treasure—a very special gift and a must-have for family bookshelves. Complete your National Geographic Treasury collection with these popular titles: Treasury of Greek Mythology Treasury of Egyptian Mythology Treasury of Norse Mythology Tales from the Arabian Nights Treasury of Bible Stories
Author : Luis S. R. Vas,Anita S. R. Vas
Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789386348197
Author : Daria & Patrick J. McQuade
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557212897
An illustrated collection of fantasy, horror, humor and the absurd. This book is a combination of these genres, ranging from the silly and humorous to the dark and macabre, and all roads in-between. Magical Tales of Enchanted Mysteriousness - Vol One is an homage to the wonderful world that is FANTASY, in all its varying forms. - NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART - An anthology of 29 documents, short fiction, poems, songs, advertisements and folklore provides a close look at the fringe culture of a far away land. Features such notables as "The Old Man on the Hill", "Holiday Poems for the Brave", "Beets McGee", "The Greatest Eater in All of Coppington", and "The Fantastic Vision of Gad Felori". Written by Daria & Patrick J. McQuade. Features 60 illustration by Patrick J. McQuade. "A subtle and scintillating duet, lush with color, meticulous detail, and a wondrous, magic-land hysteria." - John Reed, author of "All the World's A Grave: A New Play by William Shakespeare". www.MToEM.com
Author : Disney Book Group
Publisher : Disney Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1368028098
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 : Jack Zipes
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780691191423
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 : Linda M Jennings,Sophie Giles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09
Category : Bedtime
ISBN : 1782700374
Return to the woodland in these four charming original tales, written and illustrated by Rene Cloke. This delightful gift book makes a great bedtime book to share, and its simple text makes it a superb title for young, newly independent readers. AGES: 4+ SELLING POINTS: * Short, humorous stories * Colour illustrations throughout * Ideal for storytime or independent reading * Perfect gift idea Colour illustrations
Author : Chris Colfer
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316523493
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 : R. Bottigheimer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781137380883
This book examines magic's generally maleficent effect on humans from ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages, including tales from classical mythology, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. It shows that certain magical motifs lived on from age to age, but that it took until the Italian Renaissance for magic tales to become fairy tales.
