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This beautifully illustrated, full-color hardback book presents an inspiring collection of 15 stories from around the world, retold by multi award-winning author Anita Ganeri. Showcasing narratives that celebrate strong, independent women, these fairy tales feature heroines who are not limited to being wives or witches. Instead, they are portrayed as free-spirited individuals possessing qualities such as self-confidence, strength, intelligence, courage, fearlessness, and independence. They live happily ever after without conforming to restrictive or narrowly defined roles. Some of the stories included are: Atalanta the Huntress (Greece), Nana Miriam (Niger), Fitcher's Bird (Germany), The Girl and the Puma (Argentina), Li Chi Slays the Serpent (China), Brave Woman Counts Coup (US/White River Sioux), Mizilca (Romania), The Pirate Princess (Poland/Jewish), The Samurai Maiden (Japan), and Molly Whuppie (England). Accompanied by enchanting illustrations, these stories are sure to captivate the hearts and minds of young readers everywhere.