The Tale Of A Fox

Aardema, Verna: Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion : A Swahili Tale, New York, NY, U.S.A. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated 1989
ISBN: 0803702973 Near Fine Pinkney, Jerry (illustrator)

First with Bush-rat and then with Turtle, Rabbit visits the calabash tree, about which the honey guide bird has trilled songs of sweet nectar. But that tree is Lion's, and he confronts the invaders just as they are settling into a meal. Quick-witted, Rabbit eludes Lion, but not before he has made the larger beast look foolish and thus prompt his refrain, "That little rascal made a monkey out of me!" Credited as a Swahili tale, the story will remind some of Brer Rabbit's pranks on Brer Fox, or of other trickster tales. Aardema offers up a sound piece of storytelling, admirably reflected in Pinkney's full-color watercolor and pencil illustrations; he composes a lush jungle setting for the folksy antics, and brings drama to the text with his depictions of the various escapes from the hapless Lion. First Edition, First Printing Near Fine Dust Jacket

[KW: FOLKLORE AFRICA ANIMALS JUVENILE LITERATURE FICTION FAIRY TALES ANTHOLOGIES COUNTRY ETHNIC SOCIAL SCIENCE MYTHOLOGY]

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Hunter, Mollie, Illustrated by McDermott, Dennis: GILLY MARTIN THE FOX, New York, NY: Hyperion books for children, 1994

HB. Near Fine/Very Good+. 1st Thus. Sm4to from 9" to 11". 36 pp, glossy green boards & dj w/yel-orange lettering w/color illustrated front. With the help of a shape-shifting fox, the Prince of Alban goes on a series of quests among such enemies as the Giant with Five Heads and the Seven Big Women of Jura. The story is a condensed retelling of a many-centuries-old tale f/the Scottish Highlands, as told in Gaelic to John Dewar by Agnus Campbell, quarryman, Knockderry, Roseneath, Scotland. Translated into English by John Francis Campbell.

[KW: CHILDREN S FICTION FOXES JUVENILE LITERATURE ANIMALS SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS SHAPE SHIFTER MCDERMOTT, DENNIS 1562825178 FOREIGN COUNTRIES FOLKLORE]

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Geraldine Carter: Favorite Fairy Tales and Stories, Bracken Books 1988
Fine Dorothea King and Jane Harvey

This 3 volume box set includes: Little Red Riding Hood , Cinderella , Jack and the Wizard , The Fox and the Crane , Rapunzel , Dick Whittington and his Cat , The Dog and His Reflection , Bluebeard , A Swallow and Other Birds , Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves , Thumbelina , Jorinda and Jorindel , A Boy Robbing an Orchard , The Musicians of Bremen , The Ant and the Pigeon , Jack and the Beanstalk , Puss in Boots , The Steadfast Tin Soldier , Sleeping Beauty , The Hare and the Tortoise , The Gingerbread Man , Hans in Luck and The Eagle and the Rabbits . The books are all in fine condition, without flaw, no writing stains or marks, nice glossy boards and sharp corners, spines and edges. The illustrated slipcase has some edgewear on botton corner facing away from shelf and top corner 1/2 " along edge. Nice gloss remaining on case as well. No writing, stains or marks on case. Very presentable for shelf. Photo available of course. Each volume was originally12.95 each. Beautiful full color artwork on a nice veavy gloss stock. Due to weight, please add2 (for a total of5) for domestic standard and expect to add likewise for international and expedited shipments. A photo is available upon request. Very Good Hardcover in Slipcase

[KW: Fairy Tale Box Set Nobn Noamzcom]

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Fox Smith, C. - Ills. by C. Walter Hodges: The Ship Aground. A tale of Adventure, London Oxford University Press 1946
Good

More adventures for Barty Dale. Clean sound copy although is faded in parts. Reprint Hard Cover 8vo

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