A Fairy Tale

Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher--for that world or ours. Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was ten, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself--and his dad. When Charlie is seventeen, he meets a dog named Radar and her aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it.Charlie starts doing jobs for Mr. Bowditch and loses his heart to Radar. Then, when Bowditch dies, he leaves Charlie a cassette tape telling a story no one would believe. What Bowditch knows, and has kept secret all his long life, is that inside the shed is a portal to another world. "--Publisher.

Marina Warner guides us through the rich world of fairy tale, from Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel to Snow White and Pan's Labyrinth. Exploring pervasive themes of folklore, myth, the supernatural, imagination, and fantasy, Warner highlights the impact of the genre on human understanding, history, and culture.

New addition to the award winning Language Arts Explorer Jr series, this titles teaches students how to write a fairy tale.

Play out your favorite fairy tales and invent your own stories with this intricate and beautifully illustrated pop-up book. Featuring four evocative scenes including under the sea, in a forest, at a castle, and inside a cave, and over 100 characters to press out and use. The book also includes four plays to read and act out: The Little Mermaid, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves. The story possibilities are limited only by your imagination!

Cici has a lot to figure out. She's learning how to make friends. She's learning how to be a better big sister. Oh, and she's learning how to use her fairy powers! Things look easy for Kendra, a popular girl at Cici's school. So when Cici finds Kendra's lost doll, she uses her magic to play a trick: change the doll, and Kendra changes too! It's only a joke—but the changes could last forever if Cici doesn't learn to see the best in people.

Originally published in 1958, this book contains a selection of 28 traditional stories from the French, German, Danish, Russian and Japanese traditions. Includes The Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, Puss in Boots, Thumbelina, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Beauty and the Beast.

Contains Spanish vocabulary words in context.

Caldecott-winning author Jane Yolen and her daughter Heidi Stemple share fun facts and anecdotes about the creation of the stories included and the history of food. This innovative book is designed to encourage future cooks and storytellers to make up their own versions of the classics. Illustrated by internationally- acclaimed Canadian artist Philippe Beha.