Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General

"Richly detailed and colorful full-page illustrations accompany this Christmas poem featuring the customs and language of the Irish." --Children's Literature

'Round Christmastime, things are a little different on the Emerald Isle. Instead of logs thrown onto the fire, we find turf blazing bright. Instead of cold eggnog spiced just right, the mother and father are enjoying their stout. You'll find no Donner or Cupid or Blitzen, but Ould Neddy the donkey and his small cart. Father Christmas with his Irish eyes twinkling ushers in his seven elves, and thus begins the wondrous Irish...

Son of King Sigmund, young Sigurd is taught the ways of kings by the ancient, mysterious Regin -- who then sets him upon the seemingly impossible task: to steal the divine armor guarded by the Wallower on the Gold -- the great serpent Fafnir. Astride the war-steed Grayfell and armed with a sword named the Wrath of Sigurd, the young hero crosses the Glittering Heath in pursuit of peril, glory -- and the Treasure of Andvari.

Hap's and Umber's journeys take them to the corrupt kingdom of Sarnica, where Umber's nemesis has acquired some dragon eggs. Umber wants to study a new magical species, but what starts as a quest for knowledge turns...

Welcome to a fantastic world populated by magical teakettles, long-nosed goblins, brave warriors, and a host of other beloved characters who have lived on for centuries in the traditional tales of Japan.

Drawn from Japanese folklore that has been passed down from generation to generation, the nine enchanting stories collected in this volume have been lovingly retold just for today's readers. Vibrantly illustrated and...

Gundonumu dans Nardugan olarakta bilinen geleneksel k gundonumu kutlamalar n anlatmaktad r. I n ve s cakl n geri donu u ile hayat yeniden canlan r, hep canland . Umut her eyin yeniden hayat bulmas yd, umut evrenseldi, ve umudun dini, dili ve rk yoktu. Bu yuzden de tarih boyunca de i ik kulturlerdeki insanlar dil, din ve rk gozetmeksizin gundonumlerini farkl isimlerde ama benzer ekillerde hep bir umutla kutlad lar, bu kitapta da Altay da lar ndaki Turklerin umutlar n bulacaks n z ...

An extensive collection of tales by the Brothers Grimm, including The Frog Prince, Rapunzel, Hansel and Grethel, Aschenputtel (better known as Cinderella), Tom Thumb and Tom Thumb's Travels, The Bremen Town Musicians, The Sleeping Beauty, Snow-white, Little Red-cap and many others, delightfully illustrated in a pure Victorian style by Sir Walter Crane.