Ribbiting Tales

Ribbiting Tales
Author: Bruce Coville
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2002-06-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780698119529

Who doesn't like frogs? So they're green and well, slimy. Frogs have charisma, charm, and even a few stories to tell. With the help of eight of today's most fanciful writers, frogs finally have their day. From New York Times best-selling author Brian Jacques's tale of a menacing frogbeast, to Janet Taylor Lisle's story of the frog-people of Quicksand Pond, to Jane Yolen's Pied Piper take on our froggy green friends, these hilarious fables and touching fairy tales are for every reader who has ever rooted for the underfrog. "Release #your# inner frog with this kickin' collection." (Kirkus Reviews)

Cinderfrog

Cinderfrog
Author: Miriam Patrick
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2012-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1617778338

Cinderfrog, like any respectable fairy-tale princess, has two wicked stepsisters. When a royal frog ball is announced, Cinderfrog is naturally excited, but her stepsisters lock her in her room; they are green with envy! Fortunately Cinderfrog has a fairy godfrog who frees her. Will Cinderfrog make it to the frog ball? Does she find true love with the frog prince? Can Cinderfrog find forgiveness for her stepsisters? Find out in the froggy tale, Cinderfrog!

Reid's Read-Alouds

Reid's Read-Alouds
Author: Rob Reid
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2009
Genre: Children
ISBN: 0838997511

Best-selling author Rob Reid makes reading aloud to children and teens easy by selecting titles in high-interest topics published between 2000 and 2008.

Storytelling

Storytelling
Author: Janice M. Del Negro
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2021-06-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1440872090

This book serves as both a textbook and reference for faculty and students in LIS courses on storytelling and a professional guide for practicing librarians, particularly youth services librarians in public and school libraries. Storytelling: Art and Technique serves professors, students, and practitioners alike as a textbook, reference, and professional guide. It provides practical instruction and concrete examples of how to use the power of story to build literacy and presentation skills, as well as to create community in those same educational spaces. This text illustrates the value of storytelling, covers the history of storytelling in libraries, and offers valuable guidance for bringing stories to contemporary listeners, with detailed instructions on the selection, preparation, and presentation of stories. It also provides guidance around the planning and administration of a storytelling program. Topics include digital storytelling, open mics and slams, and the neuroscience of storytelling. An extensive and helpful section of resources for the storyteller is included in an expanded Part V of this edition.

Outlaw Princess of Sherwood

Outlaw Princess of Sherwood
Author: Nancy Springer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2003-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101524014

It has been little more than a year since Etty-once Princess Ettarde, promised to the power-hungry Lord Basil-escaped from her father and joined Rowan Hood's band of misfit teens and outlaws-in-the-making. Etty is so happy, she cannot imagine returning to her old life. That is, until her father appears to reclaim her. King Solon is determined to bring Etty back to barter her hand for peace. He will do anything. Even use his wife, Ettarde's mother, as bait. In a cage. In Sherwood Forest. In winter. Etty will not stand for it. Neither will Rowan Hood. An intergenerational battle of wit, will power, and wisdom follows in this third tale of Rowan Hood.

Oddest of All

Oddest of All
Author: Bruce Coville
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780152058081

A collection of nine short stories featuring ghosts, half-humans, unicorns, and other unusual creatures.

The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye

The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye
Author: Nancy Springer
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2010-05-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101187654

As Enola searches for the missing Lady Blanchefleur del Campo, she discovers that her brother Sherlock is just as diligently searching for Enola herself?and this time he really needs to catch her! He is in possession of a most peculiar package, a message from their long-lost mother that only Enola can decipher. Sherlock, along with their brother Mycroft, must follow Enola into the reeking tunnels of London?s dark underbelly as they solve a triple mystery: What has happened to their mother? And to Lady Blanchefleur? And what does either have to do with Mycroft, who holds Enola?s future in his everso- proper hands? No one, not even Sherlock, is left unchanged or unsurprised in this brilliant conclusion to the Enola Holmes mystery series.

Check Out the Library Weenies

Check Out the Library Weenies
Author: David Lubar
Publisher: Starscape
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2018-09-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0765397080

Master of the macabre David Lubar is back with Check Out the Library Weenies, his ninth collection of Weenies Stories. Here are thirty more scary stories for the middle grade audience--perfect for both avid and reluctant young readers who like a few chills and a lot of laughs. Don't be a weenie. Read these stories. If you dare! “Fans will be shivering and laughing...evilly." —Kirkus Reviews on Strikeout of the Bleacher Weenies “With its mix of humor and chills, this collection is a sure bet for fans of R. L. Stine's Goosebumps series and reluctant readers.” —Booklist on Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies “Whoever thinks the short story is dead, or that kids don't like short stories, hasn't talked to any real live kids and hasn't read the latest in this popular series.” —School Library Journal on Attack of the Vampire Weenies Weenies Stories #1 In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Other Misadventures #2 Invasion of the Road Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales #3 The Curse of the Campfire Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales #4 The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales #5 Attack of the Vampire Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales #6 Beware the Ninja Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales #7 Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales #8 Strikeout of the Bleacher Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales #9 Check Out the Library Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Fweddy the Wed Fwog Pwince

Fweddy the Wed Fwog Pwince
Author: Wilf Pauls
Publisher: Baby Brawn & Fweddy the Fwog
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2014
Genre: Frogs
ISBN: 098663333X

Fweddy the Fwog is in trouble. Twouble! He can't say the letter 'r'. He is small. He is red. Other frogs bully him. In desperation he escapes to a safe place at the far end of the pond. Safe until, as in Aesop's ancient fable, a new King arrives. Fear grips the wetland as the ruthless King hunts for food. How will Fweddy, our hero, bring peace back to the pond? Is there hope in a world of bullies?

Terrible Tales 2

Terrible Tales 2
Author: Felicitatus Miserius
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2011-09-28
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1462009425

Just when Sir Jasper Gowlings thinks it is safe to return to his humble abode, he is horrified to find the terrifying and bad-tempered old hag Felicitatus Miserius waiting for himwith yet another collection of blood-curdling fairy tales. Frozen with fear, Sir Gowlings knows he has no choice, for those who fail to learn from the messages contained within the tome will be doomed. As he begins to turn the yellowed pages, Gowlings knows his future is at stake. Once upon a time, when witches and goblins still roamed the world and all the animals chatted amicably, a frog promises to do anything to win the hand of his fair lady. A spoiled boy must sell his cow in order to buy a pair of ruby red designer shoes, and a little swan who looks more like a goose must prove to all the other feathered creatures and the king that he is the best swan around. Unfortunately, none of the characters anticipate the surprises that await them. Terrible Tales 2 is a delicious, zany collection of upside-down fairy tales sure to delight both children and the young-at-heart with their unmistakable life lessons and secrets to happiness, love, and success.