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1) The gingerbread man

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1994]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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National Fairy Tale Day - picture books

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A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of animals, until he meets a clever fox.

2) Rattlestiltskin

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Publisher

WestWinds Press

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

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In this Southwestern version of Rumplestiltskin, Rosalinda is in debt to the strange little snake man Rattlestiltskin after he teaches her how to make tortillas so light they float in the air, but can she outsmart the trickster and keep her freedom?

3) The three cabritos

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Publisher

M. Cavendish Children

Pub. Date

c2007

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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National Fairy Tale Day - picture books

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Retells, with a southwestern United States setting, the traditional tale about three billy goat brothers who trick a beast that lives under the bridge.

4) The three princes: a tale from the Middle East

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1994

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A princess promises to marry the prince who finds the most precious treasure.

5) Three sacks of truth: a story from France

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1993

Language

English

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With the aid of a perfect peach, a silver fife, and his own resources, Petit Jean outwits a dishonest king and wins the hand of a princess.

6) The castle of the cats

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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When a farmer sends his sons on three quests to determine who will inherit the farm, Ivan, who is small and simple, finds good luck and wonderful treasures in a castle filled only with cats in fancy costumes and wigs.

7) The fisherman and the turtle

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Publisher

Marshall Cavendish

Pub. Date

c2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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A retelling of the Grimm tale about the fisherman's greedy wife, set in the land of the Aztecs.

8) Rimonah of the Flashing Sword: a North African tale

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c1995

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A traditional Egyptian version of Snow White.

9) The mysterious guests: a Sukkoth story

Author

Kimmel, Eric A

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c2008

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Three mysterious guests appear at generous but impoverished Ezra's table on Sukkoth and bless him, while they bring curses upon his rich but selfish brother Eben.