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Chris' Fish Place rated it

6 years ago

text Peppers will cure what ails you

This is a nice little twist on Red Riding Hood. I love the use of food in the book, and both Hood and the Grandmother are nicely done. It was fun.

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Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog) rated it

7 years ago

text Three Samurai Cats by Eric A. Kimmel

Genre: Japan / Animals / Trickery / Folktale / Peace Year Published: 2003 Year Read: 2008Publisher: Holiday House Source: Library “Three Samurai Cats” is an ancient Japanese folktale about how three samurai cats come to the Daimyo’s castle to defeat a savage rat with the last samurai cat gi...

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Joyia's Book Corner rated it

8 years ago

text Hanukkah Bear

Hanukkah Bear is an adorable story about old Bubba Brayna, who accidentally hosts a night of Hanukkah for a bear. It is incredibly silly and gives a taste of what Hanukkah is like. This book received a AD370L on the Lexile scale, and would be most appropriate for fourth graders and up. This book wo...

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Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog) rated it

8 years ago

text Anansi and the Talking Melon by Eric A. Kimmel

Genre: Animals / Folktale / Africa / Trickery Year Published: 1994 Year Read: 2016 Publisher: Holiday House Series: Anansi #2 Now, I have been reading the “Anansi” series ever since I was little and I was always so amazed at the gorgeous artwork and the hilarious writing in each book! So, ...

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Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog) rated it

9 years ago

text Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric A. Kimmel

Genre: Animals / Folktale / Africa / Trickery Year Published: 1988 Year Read: 1997 Publisher: Holiday House Series: Anansi #1 “Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock” is an old African folktale retold by Eric A. Kimmel, along with illustrations by Janet Stevens. This book is about how Anansi the S...

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Sheila's Reads rated it

9 years ago

text BLACKBEARD'S LAST FIGHT by Eric A. Kimmel

History of pirates as told through a young boy's eyes when he helps a Naval Lt. go after Blackbeard. This is not for young children. It does get a bit gory at the end as Blackbeard is captured and brought to justice. I liked that what was legal and the wrongness of the actions were explained at the ...

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Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog) rated it

9 years ago

text The Fisherman and the Turtle by Eric A. Kimmel

Genre: Fantasy / Animals / Aztec / Fairy Tale / Family Year Published: 2008 Year Read: 2015 Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Children Now, I have read like over a million versions of “The Fisherman and his Wife” (and other fairy tales for that matter) and they basically have the same theme...

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Ronyell (a.k.a Rabbitearsblog) rated it

10 years ago

text Boots and his Brothers by Eric A. Kimmel

Genre: Fairy Tale / Norway / Family / Manners Year Published: 1992 Year Read: 2014 Publisher: Holiday House I have read many folktales that deal with the whole “two brothers are selfish and rude characters while the third brother is a kind and polite character” storyline; but I have never r...

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LeahSL rated it

11 years ago

text Anansi and the Talking Melon

I only read "Moss Covered Rock" as a kid. I was obviously sadly deprived.

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Melody Murray's Books rated it

12 years ago

text Jack and the Giant Barbecue

For my money, the cleverest bit of this twist on Jack and the Beanstalk was the talking jukebox. Clearly addressing the adult reading the book aloud, the jukebox talks almost entirely in classic song lyrics. It's well-done. The illustrations are cute in a cartoonish way. I'll have to try it out on s...

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