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Seeking relief from the nightmares that torment him, a young man asks the help of a witch
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Hardcover:
9780374304621 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, June 1, 1970, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A young man is haunted by nightmares until a witch gives him a magic formula for untroubled sleep.
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An orphaned youth receives a magical charm which transforms his life and brings him face to face with good and evil in the Kingdom of Good King Maltuch
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9780374302382 | Reissue edition (Farrar Straus & Giroux, June 1, 1971), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A young orphan's life is changed when the angel he meets in the forest gives him an amulet that will fulfill every wish.
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Ivan the Fool, youngest son of a merchant, barters the cargo of his ship for a princess and a fortune.
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9780374363857 | Reissue edition (Farrar Straus & Giroux, August 1, 1977), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: An enchantingly illustrated retelling of a Russian tale about a youngest son who discovers an island of salt and proves that he is not so foolish after all
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Hilda's father gives her a medal for being so helpful. Her sister is jealous.
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9780374376635 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, November 1, 1977, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Hilda's constant display of the special tin-can-top medal awarded her by her father finally drives one of her sisters to a spectacular fantasy of doom and destruction
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The award-winning author-illustrator's account of her childhood, adult life, family, and career is accompanied by full-color illustrations of her characters, husband, children, pets, and assorted props
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9780201090963 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, November 1, 1978, cover price $13.45 | About this edition: A well-known illustrator of children's books talks about herself, her life, and her work.
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9780374357931 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, March 1, 1982, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Two brothers set out to capture a one-eyed man to display in the marketplace.
Paperback:
9780374457587, titled "A Penny a Look/an Old Story" | Reprint edition (Sunburst, April 1, 1989), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Two brothers set out to capture a one-eyed man to display in the marketplace.
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9780374336523 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, June 1, 1982, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Jake and his mule, Honeybunch, disturb the peace of heaven with their merrymaking until God is forced to restore order
Paperback:
9780374437145 | Sunburst, August 1, 1987, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Jake and his mule, Honeybunch, disturb the peace of heaven with their merrymaking until God is forced to restore order
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As Patsy and her friend walk to the park, she gets talked into situations that always seem to leave her the loser and a bit the worse for wear. But her bossy friend loses, too.
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9780689308925 | Atheneum, November 1, 1982, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: An enthusiastic friend gets Patsy into all kinds of difficulties, because Patsy cannot bring herself to say no
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Trickery is Tom Devlin's way of life who defrauds innocent farmers with false treasure schemes, but Tom is no match for spunky Molly, who hoodwinks him with a plan of her own
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9780690042955 | Ty Crowell Co, June 1, 1983, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Tom Devlin roams the countryside, charming the farmers' wives and tricking the farmers out of fruits and vegetables, until he meets his match in a plain-faced, sharp-tongued farmer's daughter.
Paperback:
9780064432610, titled "Molly, McCullough and Tom the Rogue" | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1991), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Trickery is Tom Devlin's way of life who defrauds innocent farmers with false treasure schemes, but Tom is no match for spunky Molly, who hoodwinks him with a plan of her own
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9780590416610 | Reissue edition (Scholastic, January 1, 1986), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: A Caldecott Honor Book An ALA Notable Book Fanfare, The Horn Book's Honor List A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year The Caldecott Honor book, now in a paperback Spanish edition
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9780394076294 | Random House, June 1, 1985, cover price $20.95 | About this edition: A Caldecott Honor Book An ALA Notable Book Fanfare, The Horn Book's Honor List A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year The Caldecott Honor book, now in a paperback Spanish edition
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9780374312244 | Reprint edition (Farrar Straus & Giroux, July 1, 1985), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Presents instructions for speaking thirteen secret languages, including Pig Latin, one of the best known and easiest codes to learn, and Boontling, developed by people in a California town.
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9780808551768 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $11.80 | About this edition: Presents instructions for speaking thirteen secret languages, including Pig Latin, one of the best known and easiest codes to learn, and Boontling, developed by people in a California town.
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As a reward for rescuing a trapped imp, a woodcutter and his wife are granted three wishes, but the gift has unexpected results
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9780374375294 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, November 1, 1986, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A very poor woodsman who is granted three wishes by an imp is urged by his wife to wish for riches.
Paperback:
9780374477288 | Reprint edition (Sunburst, September 1, 1993), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A very poor woodsman who is granted three wishes by an imp is urged by his wife to wish for riches
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9780785722236 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.60 | About this edition: A very poor woodsman who is granted three wishes by an imp is urged by his wife to wish for riches
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A baby is promised a strange assortment of things from a mocking bird to a horse and cart--all for not crying
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9780525442967 | Dutton Childrens Books, March 1, 1987, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: A baby is promised a strange assortment of things from a mocking bird to a horse and cart--all for not crying
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9780374423261 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, September 1, 1987, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A master poet's translation is combined with a great illustrator's visual interpretations of the adventures and misadventures of the poor, kind fisherman and his 'good' wife
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Patou, a young apprentice, and his master work and live together like father and son, but when the umbrella maker dies, his nephew shoves Patou into the world with a ratty old umbrella that Patou soon discovers is magical
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9780152004484 | Harcourt Childrens Books, August 1, 1988, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Patou escapes from danger and finds fame and fortune with the aid of a magic umbrella.
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Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a poor man goes to the Rabbi for advice.
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9780374369071 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, May 1, 1992, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: An unfortunate man who lives with his mother, wife, and six children in a one-room hut finds his situation going from bad to worse when he follows a rabbi's unlikely advice
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9780613229357 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: An unfortunate man who lives with his mother, wife, and six children in a one-room hut finds his situation going from bad to worse when he follows a rabbi's unlikely advice
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9780374342852 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, October 1, 1992, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: The classic tale of the little red hen who is rewarded after she does all the work while her friends merely sit by and watch
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9780140548389 | Reprint edition (Puffin, April 1, 1993), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Celebrates how all the animals in the world make their own music in their own way, some singing low, some singing higher
School and Library:
9780525444695 | Dutton Childrens Books, March 1, 1989, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Celebrates how all the animals in the world make their own music in their own way, some singing low, some singing higher
Reinforced:
9780606024761 | Demco Media, April 1, 1993, cover price $14.81 | About this edition: Celebrates how all the animals in the world make their own music in their own way, some singing low, some singing higher
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Product Description: At each step of the way - harvesting, threshing and taking the grain to the mill - the Little Red Hen's lazy friends refuse to help. So when her efforts yield a warm, fragrant loaf of bread, the Little Red Hen is glad to say that she is going to eat the bread herself.
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9780374346218, titled "The Little Red Hen: An Old Story" | Farrar Straus & Giroux, November 1, 1983, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: A retelling of the classic tale about the industrious red hen and her brood of chicks who plant and harvest their own wheat
Paperback:
9780374445119, titled "The Little Red Hen: An Old Story" | Reprint edition (Farrar Straus & Giroux, April 1, 1993), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the classic tale about the industrious red hen and her brood of chicks who plant and harvest their own wheat
9780140505672, titled "The Little Red Hen: An Old Story" | Reprint edition (Viking Childrens Books, April 1, 1987), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: A retelling of the classic tale about the industrious red hen and her brood of chicks who plant and harvest their own wheat
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9780833517760 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $12.35 | About this edition: At each step of the way - harvesting, threshing and taking the grain to the mill - the Little Red Hen's lazy friends refuse to help.
9780613718684 | Turtleback Books, April 30, 1993, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: A retelling of the classic tale about the industrious red hen and her brood of chicks who plant and harvest their own wheat
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As a reward for rescuing a trapped imp, a woodcutter and his wife are granted three wishes, but the gift has unexpected results
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Hardcover:
9780374346621 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, October 1, 1993, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A very poor woodsman who is granted three wishes by an imp is urged by his wife to wish for riches.
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9781569579275 | Random House Childrens Books, October 1, 1994, cover price $6.00
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The spirit of good luck outwits the spirit of bad luck and helps a poor but honest peasant lad marry the king's daughter.
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9780606096027 | Demco Media, September 1, 1995, cover price $14.60 | About this edition: The now classic tale about the conflict between Mazel, the debonair spirit of good luck, and Schlimazel, the wicked old spirit of bad luck
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9780689809798 | Reissue edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, October 1, 1996), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: When a stranger comes to Kosnov and accuses Mendel the butcher of stealing his money, the whole town joins in to show the police who is really guilty.
Reinforced:
9780606118422 | Reissue edition (Demco Media, October 1, 1996), cover price $13.53 | About this edition: When a stranger comes to Kosnov and accuses Mendel the butcher of stealing his money, the whole town joins in to show the police who is really guilty.
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9780374442927 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, September 28, 1998, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: The classic tale of the little red hen who is rewarded after she does all the work while her friends merely sit by and watch
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9780374464592 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, September 30, 1999, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: An unfortunate man who lives with his mother, wife, and six children in a one-room hut finds his situation going from bad to worse when he follows a rabbi's unlikely advice
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