The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
33.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
A beloved classic illustrated by Bernadette Watts--one of Europe's most recognized and beloved fairy-tale artists There is only one way the Little Mermaid can win the prince's heart and gain an immortal soul: she must agree to the sea witch's terrible deal--give up her voice in return for a pair of legs ...Show more
The Hare and the Tortoise by Helen Ward
17.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
Award-winning illustrator Helen Ward's beautiful retelling of the classic fable about one fast hare and one slow tortoise.
The Secret Lives of Unicorns (PB) by Dr Temisa Seraphini
28.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends | Series: The Secret Lives
If you thought unicorns were strictly imaginary, think again! Anatomy, evolution, life cycle, magical properties – discover just how much you didn't know about unicorns. Dive into the life's work of famed unicornologist Professor Temisa Seraphini with this beautiful, fully-illustrated encyclopedic volum ...Show more
Chinese Stories for Language Learners by Vivian Ling; Wang Peng
33.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction: Languages | Series: Stories for Language Learners Ser.
The highly anticipated next book in Tuttle'sStories for Language Learners series is here! This book presents 22 classic Chinese proverbs and the traditional tales behind them. The stories are bilingual, with the Chinese and English versions presented on facing pages. Each includes an explanation of how ...Show more
Anansi and the Golden Pot by Taiye Selasi
24.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
"Allow me to introduce myself."But he needed no introduction. "Anansi the spider!" said Anansi the boy. "The tales were true!" "Traditional tales are always true," the spider answered, laughing. "Nothing lasts so long as truth, nor travels quite so far."Award-winning author of Ghana Must Go, Taiye ...Show more
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales (Leatherbound Classics) by Jacob Grimm; Wilhelm Grimm
55.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
They are the stories we've known since we were children. Rapunzel. Hansel and Gretel. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. But the works originally collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s are not necessarily the versions we heard before bedtime. They're darker and often don't end very happily--but th ...Show more
Chinese Folktales (HB) by Shiho S Nunes
25.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
Age range 9 to 12For thousands of years, Chinese storytellers have delighted listeners with stories about the value of virtues like honesty, respect, courage and self-reliance. Chinese Folktales collects nineteen of these fantastic tales, some of them dating back to the third century BCE, and retells th ...Show more
The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen
32.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
A young girl claiming to be a princess is put to the test: will she feel the pea underneath the pile of mattresses? A classic fairy tale with beautiful, soft illustrations.
Magic and Myth: Ireland's Fairy Tales by Michael Scott
16.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
Myths, legends, and magic are woven together in a collection of enthralling Irish fairy tales from the New York Times bestselling author of the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. A haunting midnight dance that steals children away... An eerie fairy island that appears once every seven years ...Show more
Lore of the Land: Folklore & Wisdom from the Wild Earth by Claire Cock-Starkey
33.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends | Series: Nature's Folklore
The Lore of the Land is a treasury of fascinating tales and ancient wisdom, unearthing the folklore of the worlds wildest places. Unearth the secrets of our natural world with The Lore of the Land, a richly illustrated compendium of folklore and wisdom from the land, skies and seas. From thundering rive ...Show more
Aesop's Fables by Aesop, Caroline Lawrence, Robert Ingpen
40.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
Aesop's Fables belong to every one of us. They were once simply the words of a slave; a man who lived 600 years before Christ. They were written down by a Greek, and then a Roman, and they spread, like the armies of Rome, across the known world. They were told around heathen campfires, and noble hearths ...Show more