Pels, Winslow 1947-

Overview

Works:	22 works in 68 publications in 6 languages and 5,837 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Fiction Fairy tales Short stories Arthurian romances Illustrated works Christmas fiction Legends Children's films Drama
Roles:	Illustrator, Author, Creator
Classifications:	PZ8.1.M173, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Winslow Pels

Stone soup by Ann McGovern( Book )

17 editions published between 1968 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,348 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the little old lady claims she has no food to give him, a hungry young man proceeds to make soup with a stone and water

Camelot by Jane Yolen( Book )

4 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 616 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of ten short stories and one song exploring the comic, tragic, and magical adventures of King Arthur, Merlin, and the other inhabitants of Camelot

Iron John by Marianna Mayer( Book )

4 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 581 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

With the help of Iron John, also known as the wild man of the forest, a young prince makes his way in the world and finds his true love

The magic fish by Freya Littledale( Book )

7 editions published between 1966 and 1996 in English and French and held by 545 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A greedy fisherman's wife is granted every wish but can't find happiness

Cricket at the manger by Edith Hope Fine( Book )

3 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A cricket, grouchy about being awakened by strange noises, makes his way to their source--a manger in which baby waits to hear his song

Hansel and Gretel by Ruth Belov Gross( Book )

7 editions published between 1988 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A poor woodcutter's two children, lost in the woods, come upon a gingerbread house inhabited by a wicked witch

Beauty and the beast by Mary Pope Osborne( Book )

2 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast

Turandot by Marianna Mayer( Book )

2 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 373 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Princess Turandot asks three riddles of her suitors, and only the one who answers them correctly can become her husband

Ali and the magic stew by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim( Book )

3 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ali, a spoiled, selfish boy, son of a wealthy Persian merchant, treats everyone with disdain until his beloved father falls ill and he must seek help from a beggar to obtain the ingredients for a stew to relieve the suffering

Spectacles by Ann Beattie( Book )

2 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 274 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When Alison puts on Great Grandmother's glasses, they become magical and enable her to understand some of her great grandmother's frustrations and unfulfilled aspirations

Noble-hearted Kate : a Celtic tale by Marianna Mayer( Book )

2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 232 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Using elements of traditional Celtic lore, relates how Kate helps her stepsister Meghan to break the spell that has given her the head of a sheep

Stone soup by Ann McGovern( Recording )

2 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the little old lady claims she has no food to give him, a hungry young man proceeds to make a soup with a stone and water

Miss Baba in the Caribbean foul ball caper by Richard Pels( Book )

1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Miss Baba, a pedigreed poodle and amateur detective, journeys to the jungles of Haiti in search of missing friends and a baseball smuggler

Miss Baba in the doorknob of destiny by Winslow Pels( Book )

3 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 36 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Miss Baba, a pedigreed poodle and amateur detective, journeys with an animal entourage to remote Mongolia to help a canine foundling discover the secret of her birthright

Stone soup by Marcia Brown( Visual )

1 edition published in 1986 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Three famished soldiers satisfy their hunger by tricking a group of gullible French peasants into supplying meat and vegetables for a pot of stone soup

al-Samakah al-ʻajībah by Freya Littledale( Book )

1 edition published in 2007 in Arabic and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A greedy fisherman's wife is granted every wish but can't find happiness

Scholastic guided reading program by Gay Su Pinnell( Visual )

1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

" ... a varied collection of books that are categorized by the kind and level of challenge they offer children as they are learning to read"--Guide

Āsh-i sang by Ann McGovern( Book )

1 edition published in 1990 in Persian and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

The magic fish by Freya Littledale( Recording )

in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Retells a version of the story of the magical fish who grants a fisherman three wishes

Classic stories learning module( Visual )

1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide