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NEW RELEASES
 SITA'S RAMAYANA
by Samhita Arni
illustrated by Moyna Chitrakar
 ". . . gorgeous, vibrant illustrations . . ." -- Booklist
"Brilliant and fresh." -- School Library Journal
The Ramayana -- one of the great legends of ancient India -- is presented here in the form of a visually stunning and gripping graphic novel. Told from the perspective of the queen, Sita, it explores ideas of right vs. wrong, compassion, loyalty, trust, honor and the terrible price that war extracts from women, children, animals and the natural world.
The Ramayana was first written in Sanskrit by the poet Valmiki around 300 B.C. It contains important Hindu teachings and has had great influence on Indian life and culture over the centuries.
 BEAUTIFUL GRISELDA
by Isol
Princess Griselda was so beautiful that almost everyone she met fell head over heels in love with her.
And that's not just a saying. They actually lost their heads.
In this wonderfully original fairy tale Isol takes on the dangers of narcissism. Griselda not only causes anyone who looks at her to lose his head -- she collects the lost heads, oblivious to the fact that everyone is terrified of looking at her. Eventually she runs out of companions, until she finally finds a prince so myopic that for a short while he is able to be with her (before the inevitable happens). But they are together long enough that at the end of nine months she has an extremely beautiful baby who, for the first time in Griselda's life, takes her out of herself -- unfortunately with the inevitable result. But the baby, unlike her mother, is not a narcissist and minds the loss of her mother until her innate charm and good nature create a loving world around her. But she does insist on spending her time putting jigsaw puzzles back together.
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