Frank Carlson Library

Although she is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, a kind-hearted young woman manages to attend the palace ball with the help of her fairy godmother.

The author details his difficult experiences as a young Jewish child living in Nazi-occupied France during the 1940s.

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful young woman releases a handsome young man from the spell which has made him into an ugly beast. A retelling, set in the early 1900's in New York City, of the traditional tale in which a kind and beautiful young woman, through her great capacity to love, releases a handsome young man from the spell which has made him into an ugly beast.

A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English and was burned at the stake for witchcraft.

Once Upon a Time... These magically enchanting words begin the first of twenty-eight timeless tales retold or written by Hans Christian Anderson, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and others. Artwork filled with exquisite color and detail brings beautiful princess, wicked stepmothers, wild swans, and enchanted felines to life on these pages. Children will enjoy hearing such favorites as "Cinderella" and "Puss in Boots," as well as lesser-known...

A picture book biography of the famous French fashion designer, Coco Chanel. "Hurry up! You may only go to bed when all the sheets are ironed." Little Coco grew up in the orphanage and had to work hard for a living sewing and embroidering like an angel. Until her eighteenth birthday . . . Coco knew one thing for sure Coco. She would never, never be poor again. A beautifully illustrated picture book biography of Coco Chanel. Coco Chanel (1883-1971)...

A biography of the peasant girl who led the French army to victory against the English and paved the way for the coronation of King Charles VII. This is a facsimile of the original 1896 French edition.

Explores such art topics as style, composition, color, and subject matter as they relate to twelve works by Degas.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was born in France in 1900, when airplanes were just being invented. Antoine dreamed of flying and grew up to be a pilot—and that was when his adventures began. He found a job delivering mail by plane, which had never been done before. He and his fellow pilots traveled to faraway places and discovered new ways of getting from one place to the next. Antoine flew over mountains and deserts. He battled winds and storms. He...