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1	Inanna more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Samuel Noah Kramer A fresh retelling of the ancient texts about Ishtar, the world's first goddess. Illustrated with visual artifacts of the period. "A great masterpiece of universal literature."--Mircea Eliade"A great masterpiece of universal literature."--Mircea EliadeA see all copies from $3.30! new only from $8.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	First Love Stories: From Isis and Osiris to Tristan and Iseult more books like this by Diane Wolkstein Passion, joy, and longing abound in seven original classic love stories, newly retold by a master storyteller. Wolkstein has vividly re-created unforgettable myths of love, published together in a single collection for the first time. Includes "Inanna and Dumuzi", "Shiva and Sati", "The Song of Songs", "Psyche and Eros", and more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $92.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	White Wave: A Chinese Tale more books like this by Diane Wolkstein When a lonely farmer finds an iridescent snail shell, he is sure that it contains a living creature and brings it home with him. To his delight, the farmer discovers that he has been blessed with the company of White Wave, the moon goddess. The farmer's life is transformed--his loneliness disappears and his heart is happy. Will the farmer be ... see all copies from $2.24! new only from $181.70! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Treasures of the Heart: Holiday Stories That Reveal the Soul of Judaism more books like this by Diane Wolkstein On the Jewish holidays, portions of stories are told. An exquisite teller of tales, Wolkstein has gifted readers with the full story for each holiday. Each of the 27 stories in "Treasures" is introduced in both historical and symbolic time. see all copies from $3.78! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Magic Orange Tree: And Other Haitian Folktales more books like this by Diane Wolkstein This collection of authentic folktales from Haiti is full of magic, mystery, wit, humour and sadness. A gifted storyteller, Diane Wolkstein collected the material for this book at first hand on extended trips to Haiti. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $7.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Red Lion: A Tale of Ancient Persia more books like this by Diane Wolkstein Before he can be crowned King of Persia, Azgid must prove his courage by fighting the Red Lion. see all copies from $9.00! signed copies \| first editions
7	Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Samuel Noah Kramer (Photographer) see all copies from $11.95!
8	Little Mouse's Painting more books like this by D Wolkstein Little Mouse creates a painting which looks like three different things to her three friends, all of whom find themselves in it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Magic Orange Tree more books like this by Diane Wolkstein Haitian folktales. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
10	The Banza: 2a Haitian Story more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Marc Tolon Brown (Illustrator), Mark Brown (Illustrator) A small goat finds that the banjo given to her by a little tiger protects her from harm in an unexpected way. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
11	The Cool Ride in the Sky more books like this by Diane Wolkstein The monkey gets even with the buzzard for deceiving and devouring two of his friends. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
12	Oom Razoom, Or, Go I Know Not Where, Bring Back I Know Not What: A Russian Tale more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Dennis McDermott (Illustrator) A retelling of an old Russian tale of Alexis the king's archer, his beautiful and magical wife Olga, and their adventures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Esther's Story more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Juan Wijngaard (Illustrator) Diane Wolkstein retells the story of Esther, the compassionate queen who risked the wrath of a king to s ave her people from destruction, with illustrations by the a ward-winning Juan Wijngaard. ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.91!
14	The Magic Wings more books like this by Diane Wolkstein "A little goose girl longs to be able to greet all the flowers of spring by flying over the hillside. Wetting her shoulders with spring water, she stands and flaps her arms and waits for the wings to sprout . . . lovely full-page watercolors".--School Library Journal. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
15	Sun Mother Wakes the World: An Australian Creation Story more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Bronwyn Bancroft (Illustrator) An Aboriginal creation story in which the Sun slowly brings life to the Earth. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $9.51! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Bouki Dances the Kokioko: A Comical Tale from Haiti more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Jesse Sweetwater (Illustrator) In this trickster tale, fat, awkward Bouki tries to figure out why Malice wants him to do a complicated dance called the Kokioko at the king's dance contest. Bouki agrees to enter the contest, hoping to win the prize given to the best Kokioko dancer. The plan sounds simple, but Bouki knows nothing is easy when Malice is involved. Color ... see all copies from $18.01! new only from $95.34!
17	Step by Step more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Joseph A Smith (Illustrator) The world is very big when you are very small--but that doesn't stop a tiny ant from leaving home to visit her friend. Step by step she goes--over, under, and around all obstacles--until she arrives. Renowned storyteller Diane Wolkstein and gifted artist Jos. A. Smith have created a playful yet reassuring tale. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $76.99! \| first editions
18	Junior Great Books (Series 3, Book One) by Diane Wolkstein see all copies from $57.55!
19	Lazy stories more books like this by Diane Wolkstein see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Glass Mountain more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Louisa Bauer (Illustrator) When Raina''s father, the king, challenges all her suitors to climb the glass mountain he has built, the princess decides to help one special young man win her hand. But when the two are almost at the top, Raina falls through a crack.' see all copies from $6.20! new only from $72.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
21	8,000 stones; a Chinese folktale. more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Ed Young Retells the Chinese tale in which the governor's clever son finds a way to weigh an elephant. see all copies from $7.95! first editions
22 view cover	The Day Ocean Came to Visit more books like this by Diane Wolkstein, Steve Johnson (Illustrator), Lou Fancher (Illustrator) Trouble ensues when Ocean comes to visit at the house of her friends Moon and Sun. Color illustrations accompany this retelling of a Nigerian creation myth. see all copies from $2.89! new only from $74.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
23	The Visit more books like this by Diane Wolkstein Follows a little ant's journey, step-by-step, as she goes to visit her friend. see all copies from $4.05! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24	Squirrel's Song more books like this by Diane Wolkstein see all copies from $2.44! first editions
25	Squirrel's Song: A Hopi Indian Tale more books like this by Diane Wolkstein Chipmunk's song about Squirrel only "catches" part of him and so the song grows. see all copies from $4.13! first editions

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