Cranston Public Library

"In the shadow of the prophecy, a family is torn asunder, leading to betrayal, torture, madness and revenge. Chained to a rock, listening for the trumpet that will announce the end of the world, Loki tells his side of the story." --

Every summer, libraries across the country sponsor summer reading programs. This year, award-winning author and story performer Mark Binder has assembled a collection of adventures that can be enjoyed by children and parents of all ages. "Every summer I share my stories in libraries," author Mark Binder explained. "Summer reading shouldn't be a chore. My goal with this book is to create a collection of stories that every family member can enjoy, from...

Stories include: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, Chicken Licken, The Three Pigs, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse, Puss in Boots, and many many more. Accompanied by classic illustrations, the stories are retold in an exceptionally amusing style and perfect for reading aloud.

"Family fun by an award-winning author. More than an hour of listening for girls and boys (parents too!)"--Container.

"Who says Thor's a good guy? An epic revision of the Norse myth of apocalypse. They broke into his home. They left his wife bound and gagged on the floor, where she choked and died. They kidnapped his children. He had trusted them, helped them. The gods of Asgard betrayed him. Marvel has it all wrong. Loki is neither a fool, nor ambitions, nor a "good guy" waiting for redemption. He was willing to destroy everything to make them pay. Based on the...

A flash flood rips a Prince and Princess from their carriage. Lost and alone in the deluge, they find refuge in a barn filled with strangers. Gathering around the fire to keep warm, one by one these unknown women and men began to tell their stories. At the heart of the book, weaving in and out, is the "frame tale" of the Prince and the Princess, who grow beyond their remoteness and isolation and are touched, moved and transformed by the stories they...

"Stories include: updated and extended versions of Aesop Fables, Anansi, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Sleeping Beauty, The Brave Little Tailor, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Rapunzel, Stone Soup (at Valley Forge), King Midas, Androcles, and a cast of mice, bats, weasels, cranes, dogs, wolves, and of course lions. 28 stories all told. Accompanied by classic illustrations, the stories are retold in an exceptionally amusing style and perfect for reading...

"They just wanted to get high and graduate... Isaac, Adam, Helen, Charlie, Sean, Jésus and Rover had planned on coasting through their final semester at Ashby Bryson High. Get stoned, play video games, get into college, and get the hell out of Groston. Instead, the shit kept hitting the fan - over and over and over again. Fights, floods, freezes.... And then school got shut down. So, they threw the rules out the window and made up their own."--Page...

Born in Chelm, a small Jewish settlement known for being full of fools, identical twin brothers Abraham and Adam are alike in so many ways that they, themselves, are not always sure who is who, as they grow to adulthood encountering gypsies, thieves, kings, and love along the way.