Trina Schart Hyman
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Physical Desc
vi, 275, [4] p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The adventures of an eleven-year-old tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century. At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy with the status quo. Written in 1935 about Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother's childhood, the...
Author
Series
Castle in the attic volume 1
Language
English
Description
A miniature Medieval castle seems like the perfect gift--and it leads William on the adventure of a lifetime. Presenting the 35th anniversary edition of this beloved adventure. William thinks the miniature castle, complete with a drawbridge, portcullis, and a silver knight, is the perfect gift. But when a problem arises, William finds himself entering the castle and getting caught up on a daring quest, having to face a dragon, and needing to face...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Hank Morgan finds himself transported to Dark Ages Englandw̮here he is immediately captured and sentenced to death at Camelot. Fortunately, heś quick-witted, and in the process of saving his life he turns himself into a celebrity of the highest magnitudew̮inning himself the position of prime minister as well as the lasting enmity of Merlin.
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrate the little moments that make each month special in this beautiful picture book featuring twelve poems about a family and the turn of the seasons. From the short, frozen days of January, through the light of summer, to the first snowflakes of December, Updike's poems rejoices in the familiar, wondrous qualities that make each part of the year unique. Hyman's award-winning paintings--modeled after her own daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren--depict...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown
Pub. Date
c1984
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
32 p. : ill. ; 24 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.
11) Bearskin
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brave young man who has been raised by a bear with unusual powers rescues a princess from a menacing dragon and fulfills a long-ago prophecy that he would marry the king's daughter.
12) Canterbury tales
Author
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
c1988
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
87 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A prose adaptation of four tales from Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," in which travelers on a pilgrimage to Canterbury in the Middle Ages share their stories.
13) Peter Pan
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A simplified retelling of the adventures of Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. A fabulously redesigned edition of a Michael Hague backlist classic Peter Pan, the book based on J.M. Barrie's famous play, is filled with unforgettable characters: Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up; the fairy, Tinker Bell; the evil pirate, Captain Hook; and the three children-Wendy, John, and Michael-who fly off with Peter Pan to Neverland, where they meet...
14) Rapunzel
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1982
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retells the tale of the beautiful girl imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.