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transformation

Books about transformation for readers of all ages.

Cover of Changers

Changers

T. Cooper

Ages 13–18self-discoveryidentity

Cover of Caterpillars on the Move! Level 2 - Scholastic Reader

Caterpillars on the Move! Level 2 - Scholastic Reader

Abby Klein

Ages 6–9naturediscovery

Cover of Walt Disney's Cinderella

Walt Disney's Cinderella

Disney Enterprises

Ages 3–8kindnessperseverance

Cover of The velveteen rabbit

The velveteen rabbit

Rose Reed, Margery Williams Bianco

Ages 4–10lovebelonging

Cover of Changes

Changes

Marjorie N. Allen

Ages 3–8natureseasons

Cover of Edmund unravels

Edmund unravels

Andrew Kolb

Ages 5–10self-discoveryadventure

Cover of Spidey's New Costume

Spidey's New Costume

Thomas Macri

Ages 6–9heroismadventure

Cover of Frog Prince

Frog Prince

Barbie Story Library

Ages 4–8kindnessmagic

Cover of Torrie & the Snake-Prince

Torrie & the Snake-Prince

Ages 8–12adventurecourage

Cover of Farfalla

Farfalla

Vanita Oelschlager

Ages 4–8naturefriendship

Cover of Cinderella

Cinderella

Patricia McKissack

Ages 4–8kindnessperseverance

Cover of Christmas Carol and other Christmas Stories (Christmas Carol / Christmas Dinner / Christmas Tree / Story of the Goblins who Stole a Sexton)

Christmas Carol and other Christmas Stories (Christmas Carol / Christmas Dinner / Christmas Tree / Story of the Goblins who Stole a Sexton)

Charles Dickens

Ages 8–16redemptiongenerosity

Cover of The Orphan Boy

The Orphan Boy

Tololwa M. Mollel

Ages 4–10kindnessperseverance

Cover of Four Great Comedies (Midsummer Night's Dream / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth Night)

Four Great Comedies (Midsummer Night's Dream / Taming of the Shrew / Tempest / Twelfth Night)

William Shakespeare

Ages 12–18love and romancemagic and fantasy

Cover of A Tadpole Grows Up

A Tadpole Grows Up

Pam Zollman

Ages 5–8life cyclesnature

Cover of Cinderella

Cinderella

Paul Galdone

Ages 4–8kindnessperseverance

Cover of The princess who lost her hair

The princess who lost her hair

Tololwa M. Mollel, Charles Reasoner

Ages 4–9resilienceself-acceptance

Cover of Peter and the blue Witch Baby

Peter and the blue Witch Baby

Robert D. San Souci

Ages 6–10magicgood versus evil

Cover of If at First You Do Not See

If at First You Do Not See

Ruth Brown

Ages 2–7metamorphosisnature

Cover of The Cloth of Dreams

The Cloth of Dreams

Ages 4–8magicimagination

Cover of Fur Magic

Fur Magic

Andre Norton

Ages 9–14magictransformation

Cover of Glass slipper, gold sandal : a worldwide Cinderella

Glass slipper, gold sandal : a worldwide Cinderella

Paul Fleischman

Ages 4–10fairy talescultural diversity

Cover of The Sleeping Beauty

The Sleeping Beauty

New York City Ballet

Ages 4–9good vs. evilmagic

Cover of Alchemist and the Angel

Alchemist and the Angel

Joanne Owen

Ages 9–14magicfamily