Joanne Compton

Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

Ashpet: An Appalachian Tale (Mar-1994)

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  Little Rabbit's Easter Surprise
  

  • Mar-1992
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  Little Rabbit enjoys helping his father, the Easter Bunny, paint eggs, but when it comes time to part with his last creation, he would rather give it to his mother as a present instead. By the author of Happy Christmas to All. ...

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  Jack the Giant Chaser
  

  • Mar-1993
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  A full-color retelling of an Appalachian version of an old folktale chronicles the adventures of Jack, who kills seven catfish and brags about killing "seven with one blow," which leads to a confrontation with an unruly mountain giant....

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  Granny Greenteeth and the Noise in the Night
  

  • Sep-1993
  • / General Fiction
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  When Granny Greenteeth, an old woman who lives alone with her cat, hears a scary noise one night, she tries to persuade her cat, a broomstick, a troll, a ghost, a goblin, and other creatures to discover the origin of the noise....

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  Ashpet: An Appalachian Tale
  

  • Mar-1994
  • / General Fiction
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  Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella
  

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  Sody Sallyratus
  

  • Mar-1995
  • / General Fiction
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  A delightfully illustrated retelling of an old folktale recounts how Jack outsmarts a bear, saves his family, and still manages to forget the sody sallyratus--or baking soda--that he was supposed to get at the store....

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