Journey

Journey by Aaron Becker

A sweet wordless tale about a girl with a magic red -- chalk?  crayon?

But being alone in a sepia-toned city, she draws a magical door and fares forth into a more colorful world.  With the city with canals in aqueducts, a steampunk flying ship, and -- another door leading to a twist on the ending that worked charmingly.

Folktales of Greece

Folktales of Greece by Georgios A. Megas

An interesting collection of tales.  Divided up by time, leading with Animal Tales, ending with Legends, and the four middle sections  holding the fairy tales along with the jokes and the tales of fools.  With notes at the end about how it was collected and what sorts of tales types they are.

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