by Laurence Yep
illustrated by Kam Mak
New York: Harpercollins, 1997
29 pp
Age: 4+
Interests: dragons, China, Magic, fairy tale, siblings
The Dragon Prince
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in Books, books 4+ Tags: China, dragons, Fairy Tale, Magic, siblings
The Selkie Girl
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in Books, books 4+ Tags: Celtic, folktales, Magic, mermaids, ocean, seals, selkies
retold by Susan Cooper
illustrated by Warwick Hutton
New York: Macmillan, 1986
30 pp.
Age: 4+
Interests: ocean, magic, Celtic, selkies, folklore, mermaids
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The Frog Princess: A Tlingit Legend from Alaska
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in Books, books 5+ Tags: First Nations, folktales, frogs, Princess, strong girls, Tlingit
The Frog Princess: A Tlingit Legend from Alaska
retold by Eric A. Kimmel
illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger
New York: Holiday House, 2006
28 pp
Age: 5+
Interests: princess, folklore, frogs, Tlingit, First Nations
Top 5: Books about Messing About in Boats
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in Books, Quick Lists Tags: boats
Nothing says summertime to me like ‘messing about in boats’. Preferably without firm destination or deadline of course.
1. Mr. Gumpy’s Outing, by John Burningham – age 2+
2. The Story About Ping, by Marjorie Flack – age 2+
3. The Cow who Fell in the Canal, by Phyllis Krasilovsky – age 3+
4. Time of Wonder, by Robert McCloskey – age 4+
5. The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Graham – age 6+
Rarest Kind of Best 