An illustrated retelling of Celtic tales.

The collection Croatian Tales of Long Ago is considered to be a masterpiece and features a series of newly written fairy tales heavily inspired by motifs taken from ancient Slavic mythology of pre-Christian Croatia. Croatian Tales of Long Ago are seen as one of the most typical examples of the writing style of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić. The book has been compared by literary critics to Hans Christian Andersen and J. R. R. Tolkien due to the way it combines original fantasy plots with folk mythology.

Read about the many legends surrounding the Yamuna and Ganga, as well as little-known rivers like the Suswa; about Bisnu, a child of nature, who is forced to move to the town of Musoourie after a bad spell of draught; and about a sprightly young girl called Bina, who along with her friends, goes on many an adventure in the hills, which turn out to be lessons in bravery and friendship.

Set in New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and northern Mexico, this timeless material offers lessons about life and how to triumph over its hardships: from making a bargain with the devil to gaining peace through true love; from dealing with inexplicable, even supernatural events to accepting special gifts that transform pain into joy; and from overcoming jealousy, anger, or stinginess to accepting others just as they are."--BOOK JACKET.

Tragically, relatively little of this flourishing nation and its rich culture has survived. Its stories, however, live on today. In this priceless and engaging collection, native Cherokee and professional storyteller Lloyd Arneach recounts tales such as how the bear lost his long bushy tail and how the first strawberry came to be.

Get swept into a world that never was…. Enter realms of enchantment in a boxed set of six spellbinding novels from USA Today and internationally bestselling authors! Fall under the spell of “tales as old as time,” now given a fresh new twist in this captivating collection. Long Ago and Far Away includes these six full-length fantasy romance and fantasy novels: Dragon Rose - Christine Pope Before Midnight - Jennifer Blackstream Spindles and Spells - Laura Greenwood Bride of the Midnight King - Kat Parrish Faeborne - Jenna Elizabeth Johnson Down the Rabbit Hole - Julia Crane

Presents tales and legends popular among the Tohono O'Odham Indians of southern Arizona.