Information Needs of Children - final project

My final project in my Info. Needs of Children class was a selective, annotated bibliography - modern folktales and fairy tales for children aged 9-12. It contains two lists: a core list of the ten best books that fit my topic - classics and so on - and a recent list of books that are no more than 10 years old (at least the recommended editions are no more than 10 years old), but are also really excellent books. I left out the annotations and introduction here on the blog just for the sake of space.

Core List

Short Story Collections

1. Anderson, Hans Christian. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Anderson. Translated by Neil Philip. Illustrated by Isabelle Brent. New York: Readers Digest Association, 2004. ISBN 978-0276428302. 351p.

2. Harris, Christie. Mouse Woman and the Vanished Princesses. Illustrated by Douglas Tait. Vancouver: Rain Coast Books, 2005. ISBN 1-55192-811-6. 187p.

3. Yolen, Jane. The Girl Who Cried Flowers and Other Tales. Illustrated by David Palladini. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1974. ISBN 0-690-00216-5. 58p.

Graphic Novels

4. Russell, P. Craig. Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde: Volume 1. Illustrated by P. Craig Russell. New York: NBM Publishing, Inc., 1992. ISBN 1-56163-056-X. unpaged.

Novels

5. Kaye, M. M. The Ordinary Princess. Illustrated by M. M. Kaye. New York: Penguin Group, 2002. ISBN 0-14-230085-3. 112p.

6. Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. ISBN: 0-06-027510-3. 232p.

7. MacDonald, George. The Princess and the Goblin. Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith. New York: Books of Wonder, 1986. ISBN 0-688-06604-6. 208p.

8. McKinley, Robin. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty & the Beast. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993. ISBN 0-06-440477-3. 247p.

9. Napoli, Donna Jo. The Prince of the Pond: Otherwise Known as De Fawg Pin. Illustrated by Judy Schachner. New York: Puffin Books, 1994. ISBN 0-14-037151-6. 151p.

10. Yep, Laurence. Dragon of the Lost Sea. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1988. ISBN 978-0064402279. 224 p.

Recent List

Short Story Collections

1. Marcantonio, Patricia Santos. Red Ridin’ in the Hood. Illustrated by Renato Alarcão. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2005. ISBN 978-0-374-36241-6. 186p.

2. Velde, Vivian Vande. Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird. Illustrated by Brad Weinman. New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2005. ISBN 978-0-15-205572-1. 144p.

Graphic Novels

3. Hale, Shannon and Dean Hale. Rapunzel’s Revenge. Illustrated by Nathan Hale. New York: Bloomsbury, 2008. ISBN 978-1-59990-070-4. 144p.

Novels

4. Coombs, Kate. The Runaway Princess. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2006. ISBN 978-0-374-35546-3. 288p.

5. Ferris, Jean. Once Upon a Marigold. New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2004. ISBN 978-0-152-05084-9. 277p.

6. Fletcher, Susan. Shadow Spinner. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. ISBN 978-0-689-83051-8. 219p.

7. Gardner, Lyn. Into the Woods. Illustrated by Mini Grey. New York: Random House, 2007. ISBN 978-0385-75115-5. 438p.

8. Nyoka, Gail. Mella and the N’anga: An African Tale. Ontario: Sumach Press, 2006. ISBN 978-1-894549-49-3. 159p.

9. Paterson, Katherine. The King’s Equal. Illustrated by Curtis Woodbridge. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. ISBN 978-0-06-442090-7. 57p.

10. Pullman, Philip. I Was a Rat! Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. New York: Random House, Inc., 1999. ISBN 978-0440416616. 165p.