Download or read book The King of the Cats and Other Feline Fairy Tales written by John Richard Stephens and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book King of the Cats written by John Richard Stephens and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 1993-11-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six tales from around the world focus on cats and include works by Washington Irving, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Rudyard Kipling
Download or read book King o the Cats written by Aaron Shepard and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-01-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever seen a cat wearing a crown? Or noticed a group of cats hunting a dog? Young Peter Black has, but no one believes him! Peter is positive, though, that there's something a little odd about all the cats in town, and he's determined to get to the bottom of it. With vibrant illustrations by Kristin Sorra, Aaron Shepard retells a classic English folktale that will have readers looking twice at their cats! Meow, meow...
Download or read book The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales written by Lafcadio Hearn and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven engaging, excellently translated tales of talking tea kettles, a monstrous goblin-spider, miniature warriors and other fanciful creatures. 21 original illustrations by Yuko Green.
Download or read book Tales of Cats written by Pleasant DeSpain and published by august house. This book was released on 2003 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a 'catty' collection of folktales from around the world.
Download or read book The Poor Miller s Boy and the Cat written by Brothers Grimm and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An old miller who did not have a family of his own wanted to retire and leave his mill to one of his three apprentices. All he wanted from them was to bring him the finest horse ever to be seen. Hans, one of the apprentices, found a cat which promised to find him the most beautiful horse only if he served her for seven years. Hans did not have that much to lose so he agreed. The seven years passed. He returned to the mill. Everyone made laugh of him but then a beautiful princess came riding the most magnificent horse. Who inherited the mill and what happened with the cat? Find out in "The Poor Miller’s Boy and the Cat". Children and adults alike, immerse yourselves into Grimm’s world of folktales and legends! Come, discover the little-known tales and treasured classics in this collection of 200 fairytales. Brothers Grimm are probably the best-known storytellers in the world. Some of their most popular fairy tales are "Cinderella", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Red Riding Hood" and there is hardly anybody who has not grown up with the adventures of Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Snow White. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s exceptional literature legacy consists of recorded German and European folktales and legends. Their collections have been translated into all European languages in their lifetime and into every living language today.
Download or read book The Town Cats and Other Tales written by Lloyd Alexander and published by Puffin Books. This book was released on 1998-09-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful collection of stories from an award-winning author. Never take a cat for granted! Meet Baraka, the cat who plays chess more cunningly than any human; Pescato, who becomes mayor for a day and dupes royalty; and other cats who befriend, aid, and outwit their human companions. Brought to life with all of Lloyd Alexander’s trademark wit and style, these felines will make sure that you never look at a cat in quite the same way! “Brilliant storytelling with an old-world flavor.”—Booklist
Download or read book The Treasure of the King and the Cat written by You Kajika and published by TOKYOPOP. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day, a large number of people suddenly disappeared in the royal capital. When young King Castio goes out to investigate this occurrence, he comes across the culprit... but the criminal puts a spell on him! To help him out, the king calls the wizard O'Feuille to his castle, along with Prince Volks and his loyal retainer Nios. Together, they're determined to solve this strange, fluffy mystery full of cats, swords and magic!
Download or read book King of the Cats written by and published by Spoken Arts. This book was released on 1987-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One dark night, the gravedigger sees nine black cats carrying a coffin into the cemetery. Does his cat know something?
Download or read book The Folktale Cat written by F. A. De Caro and published by August House Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects over fifty folktales from all over the world, featuring cats and their mystical qualities.
Download or read book Cat Tale written by Craig Pittman and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Garden & Gun Best Book of 2020 “Witty and passionate.” —Lauren Groff “Craig Pittman has a remarkable talent for telling stories set in the Sunshine State that never fail to fascinate and entertain.”—Gilbert King “The definitive book on one of America’s least understood apex predators. The story of how Florida’s panthers were saved from extinction is one that both deserves and needs to be told.” —Dane Huckelbridge The captivating tale of the Florida panther, its survival and rescue from extinction With novelistic detail and an eye for the absurd, Craig Pittman recounts the extraordinary story of the people who brought the panther back from the brink of extinction, the ones who nearly pushed the species over the edge, and the cats that were caught in the middle. This being Florida, there's more than a little weirdness, too. An engrossing narrative of wry humor, sharp writing and exhaustive reportage, Cat Tale shows what it takes to bring one species back and what unexpected costs such a decision brings.
Download or read book Storytelling written by Josepha Sherman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storytelling is an ancient practice known in all civilizations throughout history. Characters, tales, techniques, oral traditions, motifs, and tale types transcend individual cultures - elements and names change, but the stories are remarkably similar with each rendition, highlighting the values and concerns of the host culture. Examining the stories and the oral traditions associated with different cultures offers a unique view of practices and traditions."Storytelling: An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore" brings past and present cultures of the world to life through their stories, oral traditions, and performance styles. It combines folklore and mythology, traditional arts, history, literature, and festivals to present an overview of world cultures through their liveliest and most fascinating mode of expression. This appealing resource includes specific storytelling techniques as well as retellings of stories from various cultures and traditions.
Download or read book Carbonel written by Barbara Sleigh and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rosemary's plan to clean houses over the summer takes a strange turn after she acquires a cat who turns out to be enchanted.
Download or read book Classic Cat Stories written by Becky Brown and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cats, be they much loved pets or inscrutable creatures, lend themselves to stories and literary invention. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning pocket size classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited by anthologist, editor and literary agent Becky Brown. Classic Cat Stories is a beautiful anthology that includes fairy tales and fables from the likes of Rudyard Kipling and Charles Perrault as well as comic tales from Saki and E. F. Benson. Cats, of course, have always had a dark and mysterious side which is explored to chilling effect by the likes of Edgar Allan Poe in The Black Cat and H. P. Lovecraft in The Cats of Ulthar. But above all, we love them and you’ll find here stories about all kinds of cats that tug at the heartstrings and which celebrate their curious ways.
Download or read book More English Fairy Tales written by Joseph Jacobs and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales written by Jack Zipes and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In over 1,000 entries, this acclaimed Companion covers all aspects of the Western fairy tale tradition, from medieval to modern, under the guidance of Professor Jack Zipes. It provides an authoritative reference source for this complex and captivating genre, exploring the tales themselves, the writers who wrote and reworked them, and the artists who illustrated them. It also covers numerous related topics such as the fairy tale and film, television, art, opera, ballet, the oral tradition, music, advertising, cartoons, fantasy literature, feminism, and stamps. First published in 2000, 130 new entries have been added to account for recent developments in the field, including J. K. Rowling and Suzanne Collins, and new articles on topics such as cognitive criticism and fairy tales, digital fairy tales, fairy tale blogs and websites, and pornography and fairy tales. The remaining entries have been revised and updated in consultation with expert contributors. This second edition contains beautifully designed feature articles highlighting countries with a strong fairy tale tradition, covering: Britain and Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, North America and Canada, Portugal, Scandinavian countries, Slavic and Baltic countries, and Spain. It also includes an informative and engaging introduction by the editor, which sets the subject in its historical and literary context. A detailed and updated bibliography provides information about background literature and further reading material. In addition, the A to Z entries are accompanied by over 60 beautiful and carefully selected black and white illustrations. Already renowned in its field, the second edition of this unique work is an essential companion for anyone interested in fairy tales in literature, film, and art; and for anyone who values the tradition of storytelling.
Download or read book Speaking Out written by Jack Zipes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-15 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book lays out ways in which teachers and storytelling groups can foster the imaginative lives of children and their parents.
