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English
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Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats!
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Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 4
Language
English
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Description
Tapped from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.
9) Mulan
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Presents the Disney version of the Chinese story about Mulan, a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to fight in the Imperial Army.
10) Kapaemahu
Author
Language
English
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Bedford Library: Pride Picture Books
Dedham's AANHPI Heritage Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's National Native American Heritage Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's Pride Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's AANHPI Heritage Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's National Native American Heritage Month List (Children's Titles)
Dedham's Pride Month List (Children's Titles)
Description
Four individuals of dual male and female spirit bring their healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii, where they are beloved for their gentle ways and miraculous cures and where they imbue four giant boulders with their powers.
Author
Series
Paola Santiago volume 1
Language
English
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Bedford Library: If You Like Percy Jackson
STO Series Starters: Kids
Wayland YA Booklists: Mythology & Folklore Inspired
STO Series Starters: Kids
Wayland YA Booklists: Mythology & Folklore Inspired
Description
In Silver Springs, Arizona, her mother's stories of the monstrous La Llorona are thrilling but unbelievable to science-loving Paola until she and her best friends Dante and Emma take a walk through a cactus field near the Gila River.
13) Who will win?
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When a quick-footed bear and a quick-witted turtle race across a frozen lake, Turtle has a secret plan to win!"--
14) Ancient night
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Language
English
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"Ancient Night is a twist on two Nahua traditions: the rabbit which the Feathered Serpent placed on the moon, and the Lord Opossum who ruled the earth when humans were first created, who stole fire from the gods to keep them warm."--
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A party? Oh no! Parties are full of tías with their flashy fashions and boom-and-bellow laughter. It's far too much for Martina! At least with all the noise, no one notices when she slips away. She finds herself in a magical place: a warm, familiar island where she can finally play in peace and quiet. Martina is home at last-- or is she? Lively and magical, this is a fresh retelling of the beloved Caribbean folktale "La Cucaracha Martina."
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Publisher
Amistad Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Find out why butterflies were made in Zora Neale Hurston's stunning and layered African American folktale retold by #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi and illustrated by Kah Yangni. This accessible and sizable board book is perfect for introducing the youngest of readers to the beauty of Hurston's storytelling and will spark curiosity in children about how things in our world came to be.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time, in the middle of a group of seven thousand happy islands named after King Philip of Spain, there lived a lady named Doña Esmeralda. She had a big bouffant hairdo and was much smaller than you. And she was always hungry... And so begins the wickedly hilarious tale of one very old, but very stylish little lady who loves to eat, but can only find the ooey, gooey, mushy, smelly leftovers of naughty children to nosh on. But what happens...
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