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Bagels from Benny / by Davis, Aubrey; Petricic, Dusan;
Benny, who loves to help out at his grandpa's bakery, decides to thank God for the wonderful bagels by leaving a bagful in the synagogue each week, but when the bagels disappear Benny finds he has more questions than answers. Loosely based on an ancient Jewish folk tale from Spain.
Subjects: Bagels;
© c2003., Kids Can Press,
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The making of butterflies / by Kendi, Ibram X.; Yangni, Kah.; Hurston, Zora Neale.; Adaptation of (work):Hurston, Zora Neale.Mules and men.;
"Find out why butterflies were made in Zora Neale Hurston's stunning and layered African American folktale retold by Ibram X. Kendi and illustrated by Kah Yangni"--Newborn-4.
Subjects: Folk tales.; Board books.; Butterflies; African Americans;
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Gluskonba and the maple trees = Kloskôba ta senômozia / by Bruchac, Joseph,1942-; Bruchac, James.; Bruchac, Jesse Bowman.; Hook-Therrien, Amy,1988-;
"Fully illustrated picture book telling a traditional Abenaki story, presented in English as well as in the Abenaki language"--
Subjects: Picture books.; Folk tales.; Abenaki Indians; Maple; Maple syrup;
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Movies & Melodies: A Celebration of Musicals on Kanopy. by Rauseo, Jeff,actor.; Puchko, Kristy,actor.; Kanopy Production (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jeff Rauseo, Kristy PuchkoOriginally produced by Kanopy Production in 2025.Think musicals are all jazz hands and happy endings? Think again. Kristy and Jeff pull back the curtain on movie musicals that hit every note — from campy cult sequels and chaotic rock operas to soulful folk tales and parody perfection. It’s a cinematic sing-along for anyone who’s ever belted out a showtune in the shower.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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Guest : a changeling tale / by Hahn, Mary Downing.;
Young Mollie traverses eerie, perilous lands to retrieve her baby brother, Thomas, from the Kinde Folke, malicious sprites who snatched him and left a hideous changeling in his place.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Changelings; Brothers and sisters; Kidnapping;
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Serpents and other spiritual beings / by Bomgiizhik,1975-author,illustrator.; BigGeorge, Patricia,translator.;
Serpents and Other Spiritual Beings is a collection of traditional Ojibwe/Anishinaabe stories transliterated directly from Bomgiizhik Murdoch's oral storytelling. Part history, legend, and mythology, these are stories of tradition, magic and transformation, morality and object lessons, involving powerful spirit-beings in serpent form. Murdoch is from the fish clan and is from Serpent River First Nation in Ontario.
Subjects: Folk tales.; Indigenous peoples;
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The trail of Nenaboozhoo and other creation stories / by Bomgiizhik,1975-author,illustrator.; Belcourt, Christi,editor,illustrator.;
"This collection presents legends of Nenaboozhoo, the Ojibway creator spirit, along with other creation stories; sacred stories which were transcribed from the oral storytelling of Isaac Murdoch. The Trail of Nenaboozhoo and Other Creation Stories is a book of art and storytelling that preserve the legends of the Anishinaabe people. The stories are accompanied by strikingly beautiful illustrations, in the style of Ojibway pictographs, by revered Indigenous artists Isaac Murdoch and Christi Belcourt."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Folklore.; Folk tales.; Creation; Indigenous peoples;
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The skull : a Tyrolean folktale / by Klassen, Jon.;
Includes bibliographical references."Jon Klassen's signature wry humor takes a turn for the ghostly in this thrilling retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale. In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both? Steeped in shadows and threaded with subtle wit--with rich, monochromatic artwork and an illuminating author's note--The Skull is as empowering as it is mysterious and foreboding." --
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Folk tales.; Orphans; Skull; Courage; Folklore;
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The faerie Morgana / by Morgan, Louisa,1952-author.;
"To the other priestesses of the Nine, a powerful council at the Lady's Temple, Morgana is haughty and arrogant as she performs feats of magic no human should be capable of. Rumors start that she must be a fearsome fae. To King Arthur, Morgana is a trusted and devoted advisor, but his court is wary of her and her prodigious talent at divination. But his wife sees Morgana as a rival and a malevolent witch. To Braithe, Morgana's faithful acolyte, she is simply the most powerful priestess Camelot has seen. Morgana doesn't know why she's so different from everyone else, and she doesn't much care. But when she aids Arthur to ascend the throne before his time, she sets off a series of events that will change everything Morgana believes about her power"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Arthurian romances.; Folk tales.; Novels.; Magic; Man-woman relationships; Fairies;
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Bog Myrtle / by Sharp, Sid.;
"From the acclaimed author of The Wolf Suit comes another weirdly hilarious, masterfully thought-provoking, and lushly painted early reader graphic novel. Two sisters, one stubbornly cheerful (Beatrice) and one relentlessly grumpy (Magnolia), live in a drafty old house with a family of helpful spiders. When Beatrice is gifted magic yarn from a giant forest spider obsessed with sustainability named Bog Myrtle, she and the spiders set to work knitting up a perfectly warm sweater. But greedy Magnolia sees only the opportunity for profit, and quickly converts the old house into a magic sweater factory. The exhausted spiders are driven to strike, and Bog Myrtle is not pleased... Bog Myrtle is a witty modern folktale that touches on themes of capitalism, environmentalism, labor rights, and being a nice person"--
Subjects: Fantasy comics.; Humorous comics.; Folk tales.; Picture books.; Sisters; Spiders; Magic;
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