Washoe County Library System

Presents a retelling of the Chinese folk song in which a young woman disguises herself as a man in order to fight in the army in the place of her father, who is too old to go into combat.

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

A newly illustrated edition of the classic fable of the hen who is forced to do all the work of baking bread and of the animals who learn a bitter lesson from it.

Two sisters and their grandmother celebrate a popular Chinese holiday with family. Their favorite part? Mooncakes, of course--along with Ah-ma's story of the ancient Chinese tale of Hou Yi, a brave young archer, and his wife, Chang'E. A long, long time ago, Hou Yi rescued the earth from the heat of ten suns. The Immortals rewarded him with a magic potion that could let him live in the sky with them forever. But when a thief tries to steal the potion,...

Because of her hateful pride, the king gives his daughter in marriage to the first beggar that comes to the door.

When the dim-witted giantess Flumbra falls in love, her escapades upset all Iceland.

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

In his quest to find the perfect wood for his masterpiece, a woodcarver tries to cut down the town's beloved singing fir tree.