search for books and compare prices
Louise Brierley has written 7 work(s)
Search for other authors with the same name
displaying 1 to 7 | at end
show results in order: alphabetically | oldest to newest | newest to oldest
Cover for 9780670866526 Cover for 9780689808678 Cover for 9780671894467 Cover for 9780688098735 Cover for 9780805000351 Cover for 9780030612183
cover image for 9780670866526
Vivid retellings of popular and lesser-known fairy tales include Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, and The Girl Who Stepped on a Loaf, complemented by detailed watercolor illustrations.

Hardcover:

9780670866526 | Viking Childrens Books, October 1, 1996, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Retellings of popular and lesser-known fairy tales include 'Hansel and Gretel,' 'Rapunzel,' and 'The Girl who Stepped on a Loaf'

cover image for 9780689808678
A collection of ten tales from diverse cultures, including stories from Ghana and Iceland, provides young readers with exciting explanations of how the earth came into being.
By Louise Brierley (illustrator) and Margaret Mayo

School and Library:

9780689808678 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1996, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Features ten creation and 'pourquoi' stories from various cultures throughout the world

cover image for 9780671894467
Set against a Caribbean background, a poem by the award-winning author of Ajeemah and His Son resonates with the cadences of the West Indies as it creates an intimate portrait of Mary and Jesus as Mother and Child.
By James Berry and Louise Brierley (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780671894467 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1994, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Set against a Caribbean background, a poem retells the story of the nativity and creates an intimate portrait of Mary and Jesus as mother and child

cover image for 9780688098735
A poor fisherwoman learns that wealth does not bring happiness.

Library:

9780688098735 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, April 1, 1991, cover price $14.88 | About this edition: A magic vase gives a simple fisherwoman the lavish life for which she had longed, but she finds that life is not what she thought it would be

Seeking the hand of a beautiful but spoiled and selfish Princess, a Prince is sent on a quest to bring her the Singing Ringing tree, a prize watched over by an evil guardian
By Louise Brierley (illustrator) and Selina Hastings

Hardcover:

9780805005738 | Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1988, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A prince seeks the Singing Ringing Tree to please a vain and selfish princess so she will marry him, but the quest is dangerous and results in great misery for both before true love puts everything to rights.

cover image for 9780805000351
More and more gifts arrive from a young girl's true love on each of the twelve days of Christmas
By Louise Brierley (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780805000351 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1986, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: More and more gifts arrive from a young girl's true love on each of the twelve days of Christmas

cover image for 9780030612183
King Lion's five cooks work Monday through Friday only and he must find a way to satisfy his enormous appetite on the weekends

Hardcover:

9780030612183 | Henry Holt & Co, March 1, 1982, cover price $11.50 | About this edition: King Lion has a different cook for each day Monday through Friday, but on the weekend he must take matters into his own hands.

displaying 1 to 7 | at end