Frank Carlson Library

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Ali Baba happens across a cave where a group of thieves hide their treasure. After helping himself to some of the gold, the captain of the thieves vows revenge on Ali Baba. Learn how Morgaiana saves Ali Baba.

2) The Magic Ball

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In this tale of teamwork, a white witch lives high in the Andean Mountains, hunting children in the winter. When Natalia falls into the witch's trap, will Luis be able to save his sister?

3) The Celestial Sisters

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Waupee is a great hunter, and he falls in love with a girl from the stars. But how can he be with her, when she and her sisters leave every time he comes forward? Learn the struggles of loving the earth and a girl from the stars.

4) The Sleeping Beauty

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A king and queen have a large celebration when their daughter is born, but they don't invite the thirteenth Wise Woman. Much offended, she curses the baby, and after her fifteenth birthday the entire castle falls aleep. For 100 years. Will they ever wake up?

5) The Twelve Dancing Princesses

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Twelve princesses wear out their slippers every night while locked in their room. The king declares that anybody who can solve this mystery will get to marry one of his daughters and inherit the kingdom. Can anyone meet this challenge?

6) Rumpelstiltskin

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The miller's daughter is forced to turn a room full of straw into gold before morning. She starts to cry, because she can't spin straw into gold, when a little man with a long pointy tale appears. He offers to help her, but at what price?

7) The Barefoot Book of Fairy Tales

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Awake with Sleeping Beauty in the faraway land of fairy tales. The twelve classic stories in this exquisite book are teeming with magic, wonder, action and drama, as new life is breathed into some of the world's favorite tales.

8) Snow-White and Rose-Red

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Snow-White and Rose-Red are sisters and friends with all the wild animals. But they're not so sure about a bear when he shows up at their door asking for shelter. Is being nice always worth it?

9) The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

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The king has set a challenge: anyone who brings him a flying ship will marry his daughter. Erik is considered a fool by his family, but he thinks he has just as much of a chance as his brothers. Learn the value of being nice in this story of magic and teamwork.

10) The Jeweled Sea

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In this tale of heroism and smart thinking, Kwang-Su is determined to marry Ling-Ling. But first he must travel to the home of the Genii, on top of the tallest mountain, across four rivers filled with monsters. Can true love prevail?

11) Hansel and Gretel

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Collins Big Cat Phonics

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Hansel and Gretel are abandoned in the woods by their stepmother, but Hansel has a plan to get home. Will Hansel and Gretel keep their wits when confronted with a witch?

12) Cinderella

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Ella is pretty and kind, but forced by her step mother and sisters to clean, and cook, and mend their clothes, and anything else they want Ella to do. The prince is hosting a ball, but Ella has too much work to go, and nothing to wear. Or does she?

13) The Girl Who Became a Fish

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This action packed quest starts out with a girl who is very lazy. When she happens to catch a magical fish, she doesn't listen to his advice, and she turns into a fish! Can she learn the value of hard work and turn herself back into a human?

14) Molly and the Stormy Sea

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Molly

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Molly wakes one morning to find her house empty. Her father has been out fishing in stormy seas and hasn't returned from his trip. She takes her most precious possessions down to the harbour; a brass locket containing twenty little cowrie shells, a photograph of her father and her beloved doll to offer the sea in return for her father's safety. But will the stormy sea return her father and all the other fathers from the fishing trip? Written by...

15) Molly and the Whale

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Molly

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Molly and Dylan wake up one morning to find a whale washed up on the beach. Molly's dad shows them how to care for the whale as they wait for the tide to come in. Molly sings to calm her, while the children and their friends work together to keep her cool and wet. But will they manage to help the whale back into the sea in time? A sequel to the acclaimed Molly and the Stormy Sea, this is a moving tale from a master storyteller and illustrator about...

16) Molly and the Lighthouse

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Molly

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Molly wakes in the night and something is wrong, very wrong. The lighthouse outside her window has stopped flashing! Without it, how will her father, out night-fishing in his little red boat, find a safe way into the harbour? Molly needs to get the light working again... and fast! A dramatic and heart-warming story about courage, determination and love.

17) Jack the giant-killer

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