Virginia Haviland

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1) Favorite fairy tales told in Russia

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little

Pub. Date

[1961]

Language

English

2) The talking pot: a Danish folktale

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Joy Street Books

Pub. Date

[1990]

Language

English

Description

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A retelling of a Danish tale in which a magical talking pot causes a poor family to triumph over a rich couple.

3) Favorite fairy tales told in Poland

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown and Co

Pub. Date

[1963]

Language

English

Description

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"Vivid retellings of six old tales, including one about a jolly tailor who climbed a ladder to the sky and sewed the clouds shut to stop the rain and one about a Flamebird who stole a golden apple from the king." --

4) Favorite fairy tales told in Ireland

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown and Co

Pub. Date

[1961]

Language

English

Description

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Tales of leprachauns, the wee people and other strange and unusual things.

5) Favorite fairy tales told around the world

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

[1985]

Language

English

Description

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A compendium of stories from the author's previous books, with several tales from each of sixteen countries.

6) Favorite fairy tales told in Norway

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

1961.

Language

English

7) Favorite fairy tales told in Spain

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown and Co

Pub. Date

[1963]

Language

English

8) Favorite fairy tales told in Scotland

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

[1963.

Language

English

Description

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A collection of six Scottish fairy tales retold in English.

9) Favorite fairy tales told in France

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Beech Tree Books

Pub. Date

1994.

Language

English

10) Favorite fairy tales told in Italy

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

[1965]

Language

English

Description

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Includes Cenerentola, The Story of Bensurdatu, The Stone in the Cock's Head, Bastianelo, The Three Goslings, and The Golden Lion.

11) Favorite fairy tales told in Czechoslovakia

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

1966.

Language

English

12) Favorite fairy tales told in Denmark

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

[1971]

Language

English

Description

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A collection of six Danish stories retold in an English version.

13) Favorite fairy tales told in Greece

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

[1970]

Language

English

14) Favorite fairy tales told in India

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

[1973]

Language

English

15) Favorite fairy tales told in Sweden

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

[1966]

Language

English

16) Favorite fairy tales told in Germany

Author

Haviland, Virginia

Publisher

Beech Tree Books

Pub. Date

1994.

Language

English

Description

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Seven well-known German tales: The Frog Prince, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Rapunzel, The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, and The Bremen Town Musicians.