Paul O Zelinsky

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1) Rapunzel

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A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

2) Rumpelstiltskin

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Zelinsky, Paul O

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A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condidtion that she will give him her first born child.

3) Awful Ogre's awful day

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Prelutsky, Jack

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In a series of poems, Awful Ogre rises, grooms himself, dances, pens a letter, and goes through other activities as the day passes.

4) Awful Ogre running wild

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Prelutsky, Jack

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For Awful Ogre, the coming of summer offers opportunities to get outside and swim, visit a favorite hotel, and climb an isolated mountain. Throughout this set of whimsical poems, youngsters will be entertained not only by Awful Ogre's actions but also by the rhythm of the poetry.

5) Hansel and Gretel

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Lesser, Rika

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A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a house made of bread, cakes, and candy, occupied by a wicked witch who likes to have children for dinner.

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Paul O Zelinsky

1) Rapunzel

2) Rumpelstiltskin

3) Awful Ogre's awful day

4) Awful Ogre running wild

5) Hansel and Gretel