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Beauty and the Beast by Jan Brett (Illustrator)
Category: Classics
Originally published in 1989, this luminous reissue of an all-time favorite fairy tale will attract an even wider audience with its romantic new jacket and a shortened text. Exquisite illustrations of Beauty and her mysterious suitor, the Beast, are set in a magical castle where animals dressed in p ...Show more
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses by Jan Brett
Category: Philosophy
Fritz was not beautiful. He didn t have a braided mane or a glossy coat. He couldn t prance with long, graceful strides like the elegant horses who carried lords and lovely ladies to the city a city that allowed only the most beautiful horses within its walls. The citizens laughed at the short-legged po ...Show more
Gingerbread Baby Board Book by Jan Brett
Category: Children's
Jan Brett's highly original version of the Gingerbread Boy story has quickly become a family classic. Now, the charming tale of Matti's clever trap for the runaway Gingerbread Baby is available as a beautiful board book for younger readers. And it still features a surprise lift-the-flap gingerbread hous ...Show more
Gingerbread Friends (HB) by Jan Brett
Category: Picture Books
That popular little character is back looking for friends, in an adventure he?ll never forget. Confident and cocky, the Gingerbread Baby happens upon a bakery, where he dances and prances in front of a sugar cookie girl, trying to make friends. But she just stares and doesn't say a word, like all the ot ...Show more
Gingerbread Friends (PB) by Jan Brett
Category: Picture Books
Confident and cocky, the Gingerbread Baby happens upon a bakery, where he dances and prances in front of a sugar cookie girl, trying to make friends. But she just stares and doesn't say a word, like all the other sweet treats he tries to meet. Discouraged, the Gingerbread Baby runs home, chased by a lon ...Show more
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett
Category: Picture Books
Everybody loves the story of the curious little girl named Goldilocks, who made herself quite at home in the house of the three bears. Jan Brett's faithful retelling brings new life to this all-time favorite nursery tale. A Horn Book Recommended Paperback for Folklore, 1990. A Booklist Children's Editor ...Show more
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett
Category: Board Books
Jan Brett's richly illustrated take on a classic tale-it's just right! Everybody loves the story of the curious little girl named Goldilocks, who made herself quite at home in the house of the three bears. Jan Brett's lavish illustrations for this classic tale, full of details and surprises, gives this ...Show more
Home for Christmas by Jan Brett
Category: Children's
A wild little troll runs away from home because he doesn't want to do his chores. Rollo tries living with various woodland animals, but he finds out that there is no place like home, and returns to his family just in time for "the best Christmas ever." Among the animals who take him in are an owl family ...Show more
Honey...Honey...Lion! by Jan Brett
Category: Children's
For as long as anyone can remember, the honeyguide bird and the African honey badger have been partners when it comes to honey. Honeyguide finds the honeycomb, Badger breaks it open, and they share the sweetness inside. But this day, Badger keeps the honey for himself.