Arcadia Public Library

This book selects one hundred representative fables from Huang Ruiyun. Most of the characters are anthropomorphic animals and the author conveys a particular thought, morality or life experience so readers can learn from it.

Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats! Summary in Korean: "현대 그림책의 대표 작가 맥 바넷과 존 클라센이 문학적이고 유쾌하며 매력...

"This book tells the story of the Empty Pot, a traditional Chinese folk tale. In it, the hero of the story learns that it is better to be honest than to cheat and that honesty will bring real rewards."--

"Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) was one of the nineteenth century's best-known writers, his name celebrated alongside those of Mark Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson. Born in Greece and raised in Ireland, Hearn was a true prodigy and world traveler. He worked as a reporter in Cincinnati, New Orleans, and the West Indies before heading to Japan in 1890 on a commission from Harper's. There, he married a Japanese woman from a samurai family, changed his name...

The New York Times best-selling author of The Vagina Bible offers empowering, period-positive, no-nonsense facts about the science, medicine and myths surrounding menstruation. Most women, transgender, and non-binary people who menstruate can expect to have hundreds of periods in a lifetime. So why is real information so hard to find? Despite its significance, most education about menstruation focuses either on increasing the chances of pregnancy...

"Ten years ago, Sylvia Gray's young daughter, Faye, attacked a classmate in order to impress the Kingman, a monster she and her best friend had encountered on the Internet. When twenty-one-year-old Faye goes missing, leaving her toddler behind, Sylvia launches a search that propels her back into the past and back into the Kingman's orbit. With the help of her estranged husband, her distant sister, and a charismatic professor, Sylvia draws dangerously...

"Alicia has been out of grad school for months. She has no career prospects and lives with her mom, who won't stop texting her macabre news stories and reminders to pick up items from the grocery store. Then, one evening, the Jamaican water deity, River Mumma, appears to Alicia, telling her that she has twenty-four hours to scour the city for her missing comb. Alicia doesn't understand why River Mumma would choose her. She can't remember all the legends...

"Long, long ago, all plants on earth grew together in no order. The animals didn't know which they could eat and which they could not, and so they ate a lot of bad plants that made them sick. A Little Dragon saw this, and he felt very sad. So, he walked to the big mountains in the northwest, hoping to find a way to help everyone. What could the Little Dragon do? Let's find out..." --

"The forest is home to many animals. One night, when the moon was big and bright, a strange thing happened. A little grey rabbit decided to scoop “moonlight” from the lake into a basket. He said he wanted to collect the moonlight for later use. His friends laughed at him, but could he really do that? Let's find out..." --

"Long, long ago, in a deep forest faraway, there was a Spirit Deer of Nine Colors. One day, he saved a red fox from the river. He didn't ask for repayment, but just asked the fox not to tell anyone about him. But the red fox would forget his promise when he learned how much the Spirit Deer's skin was worth..." --