Fable

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Peter Hoeg
The Woman and the Ape
An emotional and erotic love affair develops between Madelene, the beautiful, disillusioned wife of Adam Burden, and Erasmus, the intelligent ape brought to the Burdens' London home after escaping animal smugglers. 100,000 first printing. Peter Høeg, author of the international bestseller Smilla's ...
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Julie E. Czerneda
A Shift of Time (Night's Edge)
The 4th book in the Aurora Award–winning Night's Edge series returns readers to a rich and atmospheric fantasy world Perfect for readers of Charles de Lint, Naomi Novik, and Katherine Arden, A Shift of Time is a charming, heartwarming, hopeful fable Summer has arrived in Marrowdell, but its...
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Jerry Pinkney
The Tortoise & the Hare
This lavish, highly-acclaimed rendition of Aesop's most beloved fable about grit, hope, and resilience is brought to life by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Jerry Pinkney.   This nearly wordless companion to the Caldecott Medal-winning The Lion & the Mouse is Jerry Pinkney's most stunning mast...
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John Goldthwaite
The Natural History of Make-Believe: A Guide to the Principal Works of Britain, Europe, and America
The Man in the Moon has dropped down to earth for a visit. Over the hedge, a rabbit in trousers is having a pipe with his evening paper. Elsewhere, Alice is passing through a looking glass, Dorothy riding a tornado to Oz, and Jack climbing a beanstalk to heaven. To enter the world of children's lite...
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Róisín Sorahan
Time and the Tree: a novel (2nd edition)
★★★ AWARDED the Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal for Inspirational Fiction ★★★ “In contemplating some of life’s deepest mysteries, it tells a story that is hopeful, honest and necessary.” – Declan Kiberd ★ Entrancing – The Irish Times ★ A masterpiece – San Francisc...
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Jose Saramago
The Tale of the Unknown Island
A moving and eloquent fable from the 1998 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature offers a unique blend of love and philosophy as a man petitions a boat from the king, finds a crew to volunteer, and sets sail. "A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat." Even without the "Onc...
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M. R. Carey
Once Was Willem
From the international bestselling author of  The Girl with All the Gifts  comes a wildly original and enthrallingly dark medieval fantasy unlike anything you've read before – a fable of twisted folklore, macabre magic, and the strangest of found families. "A masterpiece of medieval dark fic...
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Yuri Rytkheu
When the Whales Leave (Seedbank)
Nau cannot remember a time when she was not one with the world around her: with the fast breeze, the green grass, the high clouds, and the endless blue sky above the Shingled Spit. But her greatest joy is to visit the sea, where whales gather every morning to gaily spout rainbows. Then, one day, she...
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Merrick Rosenberg
The Chameleon: Life-Changing Wisdom for Anyone Who has a Personality or Knows Someone Who Does
Imagine what it would be like to understand the actions and motivations of others - and to know how to apply such knowledge to be a better spouse or parent and a more effective leader, teacher, coach, or salesperson. The Chameleon by Merrick Rosenberg is enjoyable and transformative as it helps read...
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Aesop
The Aesop for Children (Aesop's Fables for Children)
The history of the fable likely does not originate with Aesop; however it is with him that we associate the fable’s most ancient of known origins. Little is actually known of the life of Aesop. According to the historical accounts of Herodotus, Aristotle, and Plutarch, he was a slave from the Gree...
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Jonathan Payne
Citizen Orlov
A 2024 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Medal Winner A 2024 IPPY Award Bronze Medal Winner A 2024 Silver Falchion Award Finalist “[An] enjoyable comic fable . . .” ― Wall Street Journal “This auspicious debut announces a bright new voice in comic suspense.” ― Publishers We...
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Peter H. Reynolds
The Dot: (A Creative Growth Storybook Boosting Confidence, Artistic Expression, and Emotional Intelligence Through Imagination - For Kids Ages 5-9 in
With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark — and follow where it takes us. Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her c...
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Karel Capek
Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague (World Classics)
"There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surrealistic humour and hard-edged social satire: a unique combination" (Arthur Miller) This volume brings together fresh new translations of four of his most popular plays, more than ever relevant today. In R. U. R., the Robot - a...
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Aesop; Arezo Mayaar; Ryan Aoto
Classic Fables
MP3 CD Format A treasury of timeless stories for kids "The Crow and the Pitcher" by Aesop A thirsty crow finds a pitcher, but can't reach the water at the bottom. How will the clever bird quench its thirst? "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" by Aesop A shepherd boy lies about a wolf threatening his sheep....
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Paul Krause
The Incredible Adventure of Passer the Sparrow
In the once beautiful and spacious countryside of a farm, a fatherly sparrow named Passer is surprised to see yellow monsters appearing around Farmer Henry’s home. Passer, fearing the worst, decides to embark on a journey to learn if his family is in danger. When the wise neighborhood owl, Ash, te...
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Priscilla Turner
The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants
The unknown history of letters For as long as any letter could remember, Vowels and Consonants had been enemies. U without N? Q without U? Mpssh! you say. Yet once, long ago, P's and Q's minded their p's and q's, and though U and I deserved not one iota of respect. For their part, Vowels knew o...
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Rachel Greenlaw
Compass and Blade
For fans of Fable by Adrienne Young or To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo, this romantasy debut is filled with sirens and mysterious magic, swoony romance and cutthroat betrayal. This world of sea and storm runs deep with bargains and blood. On the remote isle of Rosevear, Mira, like he...
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Yoko Ogawa
The Memory Police: A Novel
Finalist for the International Booker Prize and the National Book Award A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor . On an unnamed island, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, roses. . ....
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Perumal Murugan
Pyre
From the author of One Part Woman and The Story of a Goat , both longlisted for the National Book Award for Translation, comes a poignant and startling novel about love, caste, and intolerance Profiled in both the New Yorker and the New York Times , Perumal Murugan is one of India’s highest ...
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Matthew E. May
The Shibumi Strategy: A Powerful Way to Create Meaningful Change
Gold Medal Winner, Business Fable, 2012 Axiom Business Book Awards A personal leadership fable on applying principles of Zen to work & life choices. The Shibumi Strategy is a little book about a big breakthrough. It tells the story of a hardworking family man who finds himself in crisis when his co...
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