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A Treasury of Songs

Axel Scheffler & Julia Donaldson

As well as being the UK’s most successful picture book author, Julia Donaldson is a gifted songwriter for children. A Treasury of Songs contains over twenty of her songs, including fun-filled action rhymes, Aesop’s fables, and songs based on Julia Donaldson’s best-loved picture books, including Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale, The Stick Man, and The […]

Animals, Folklore & Folk Tales, Songs

AGES: 3-7

The Girl who Speaks Bear

Sophie Anderson

Found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby, Yanka has always wondered about where she is from. She tries to ignore the strange whispers and looks from the villagers, wishing she was as strong on the inside as she is on the outside. But, when she has to flee her house, looking for answers […]

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Folklore & Folk Tales

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Under the Great Plum Tree

Sufiya Ahmed

An unlikely friendship between Miss Bandari and Mr Magarmach forms when the pair meet under the great plum tree, deep in the heart of India. Mr Magarmach is old and his hunting days are over but Miss Bandari loves hearing his stories as they munch plums together. One day their friendship is tested but with […]

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Fiction, Folklore & Folk Tales, Friendship, Jungle, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

Koshka’s Tales

James Mayhew

The wise old storytelling cat, Koshka, recounts the magical legends of Russia as she sits in an oak tree on the remote Island of Bouyan telling stories to the Tsarita and her son. These enchanting stories are beautifully illustrated in full color in the rich tradition of Russian folk art.

Faith/ Culture, Fiction, Folklore & Folk Tales, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends

AGES: 10-12

Pandora

Victoria Turnbull

Pandora lives alone, in a world of broken things. She makes herself a handsome home, but no one ever comes to visit. Then one day something falls from the sky . . . a bird with a broken wing. Little by little, Pandora helps the bird grow stronger. Little by little, the bird helps Pandora […]

Fairy tales and folk tales, Family, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Fiction, Folklore & Folk Tales, Friendship, Magic, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

The Legend of Robin Hood

Michaela Morgan

The Legend of Robin Hood describes how Robin Hood became an outlaw, formed his band of Merry Men and met Maid Marion.

Adventure, Fairy tales and folk tales, Folklore & Folk Tales, Friendship, Myths and Legends, Nature/ Outdoors, Romantic

AGES: 10-12

The Phoenix of Persia

Amin Hassanzadeh Sharif & Sally Pomme Clayton

In a bustling marketplace in Iran, a traditional storyteller regales her audience with the tale of Prince Zal and the Simorgh. High up on the Mountain of Gems lives the Simorgh, a wise phoenix whose flapping wings disperse the seeds of life across the world. When King Sam commands that his long-awaited newborn son Zal […]

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Faith/ Culture, Fantasy/ Supernatural, Folklore & Folk Tales, Historical, Magic, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Picture Books, Waddesdon Manor

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

The Jasmine Sneeze

Nadine Kaadan

Haroun, the cat, likes nothing better than to spend his days sleeping in the sunlit courtyards of Damascus. But one thing always ruins his sleep: jasmine! Haroun can’t stand the sweet-scented flowers. Their pollen sends him into fits of sneezes! So one day, Haroun hatches a plan to fix the problem. But little does he […]

Animals, Folklore & Folk Tales, Funny, Magic, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Pattan’s Pumpkin

Chitra Soundar

An exciting, vibrantly illustrated Flood Story from India

Family, Folklore & Folk Tales, Food, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Picture Books, Water

AGES: 3-7

The Crow’s Tale

Naomi Howarth

A beautiful debut book from author-illustrator Naomi Howarth.

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Faith/ Culture, Fiction, Folklore & Folk Tales, Multicultural/international, Myths and Legends, Waddesdon Manor

AGES: 3-7

Greek Myths: Stories of Sun, Stone and Sea

Jane Ray & Sally Pomme Clayton

Pandora has been given the gift of curiosity, what will happen if she opens the forbidden magic jar?

Folklore & Folk Tales, Myths and Legends, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Dog Loves Fairytales

Louise Yates

Dog LOVES stories - and he especially loves fairy tales!

Animals, Fairy tales and folk tales, Folklore & Folk Tales, Funny, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7