Games and books for girls!

Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns

Classic Harvest Moon Life Simulation RPG gameplay for Nintendo DS revolving around farming, animal husbandry and starting a family
New animal the alpaca
Visit your friends' fields using local wireless or Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
New activities like: horse and cart functionality to haul items, festival competitions and mining and fishing for in-game profit
In-game message board feature at which you can receive tasks done for townsfolk
Choose from two different villages, each with their own shops, villagers, and festivals!
Choose to play as a boy or as a girl!
Grow crops, raise livestock, woo a spouse, and start a family!

The towns of Bluebell and Konohana were once friendly neighbors and one could access each village through a tunnel in the mountain between them. soon the towns started to argue over which down was best, annoyed the harvest goddess put her foot down and collapsed the tunnel between them cutting them off from each other.

as the new farmer you are eager to start your new life in one of the towns, but after an accident forget which one you were originally moving into!

Now it is up to you to help make the towns friends again, build a successful farm, and find true love!

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I myself have played this game and absolutely love it. I have played all the Harvest Moon games on Nintendo DS.
Each one has been better then the last. New characters (most of the time unless its a sequel) with new places and sometimes new things to plant and animals to take care of!
This is a great game that lets you use wi-fi to connect to other harvestmoon players and trade crops through the wi-fi field you get later in the game from the Harvest Goddess.

Here are some pictures of the characters in the game!

Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China

In almost every culture a child has been told a story similar to the 'classic' version of Cinderella from Europe. so far 500 have been archived by scholars.

Yeh-Shen is a beautiful tale retold by Ai-Ling Louie. as in most it is about a poorly treated girl, a domineering stepmother and a vicious step-sister. Yeh-Shen befriends a beautiful fish in a pond and talks to it every day. One day her stepmother follows her there and sees her feeding it stale bread from yeh-shen's supper. so one day she takes a pair of her step daughter's clothes and goes to the pond and when the fish comes up for food she kills it and she and her daughter cook it while Yeh-Shen is gone and taunt her about it when she returns. but comforted by a wise old man she puts the fish bones under her bed and it grants her wishes.

Join Yeh-shen on her journey to her happily ever after in this beautifully illustrated Cinderella tale.

Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China

Cinderella By K. Y. Craft

This brilliant edition of a timeless story is sure to become the favorite of a generation. Readers young and old will be enchanted by the vision and mastery of Kinuko Y. Craft's luminous paintings, inspired by the lavish artwork of late seventeenth-century France and embellished with extraordinary borders and ornamentation. Rich with radiant color and astonishing detail, here is a dream come true for anyone who has ever believed in living happily ever after.

I Bought a book a long time go with the artwork done by K.Y. Craft and adore it. The artwork is lovely and the books are a treasure.
Once again here in Cinderella K.Y. Craft has outdone herself with her beautiful artwork. Let her drawings pull you into the story of Cinderella.

Cinderella By K.Y. Craft

Demeter & Persephone: Spring Held Hostage

This graphic novel tells the story of Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest, and her daughter, Persephone. Demeter rules over a perpetual summer on earth, where crops, trees, and flowers grow in abundance. Persephone, young and beautiful, unknowingly attracts the attention of the lonely god of the Underworld, Hades. Hades kidnaps Persephone, and a frantic Demeter searches in vain for her daughter. Finally, Demeter retreats to her temple in mourning. The goddess's sorrow causes the crops to die and the ground to freeze. The first winter falls over Greece. As people begin to starve, the other Olympian gods and goddesses try to convince Demeter to accept a marriage between Persephone and Hades. But Demeter will not give up her daughter forever to the Underworld. Finally a compromise is struck: Persephone will stay with Hades for half a year (winter). When she comes back from the Underworld to spend half a year with her mother, spring returns to earth.

Anyone who has read the Greek Myths has read of Demeter and her lovely daughter Persephone. About how hades fell in love and kidnapped her daughter taking her to the underworld and how in her grief, demeter plunged the world into never-ending winter.

Read the story again in graphic novel form in all its glory! let the story take you into old Greek times, from wonderful spring, to the depths of the underworld and into Hades's lonely palace.

Demeter & Persephone: Spring Held Hostage

Psyche & Eros: The Lady and the Monster

In ancient Greece, a princess rises to a challenge: Psyche lives in the comfort of her parents' wealthy kingdom. But when her beauty draws the jealous anger of the powerful goddess Aphrodite, Psyche finds herself in great danger. She is taken away to an isolated mountain to marry a monster. Will Psyche find love after all with her mysterious new husband? Or will she fall prey to Aphrodite's revenge?

The Classic Greek Myth Psyche and Cupid retold!
The artwork in this book is absolutely Gorgeous! If you love the greek myths or i love graphic novels, even if you just like great art this is a book for you!

The tale of Psyche is a good one. Psyche is the youngest of three daughters born to a king and queen, and more beautiful then her sisters put together. Because of this the Greek people believe she is Aphrodite in human form and abandon the goddess's temples to worship psyche instead. Angered the goddess of love sends her mischievous son, Eros/Cupid to make Psyche fall in love with the most hideous monster in the world. always eager to cause mischief, Eros flies down to earth and sneaks to Psyche's window as she sleeps. Upon seeing her he is taken aback by her innocence and beauty and accidentally pricks himself on one of his famous arrows and instantly falls in love with her. the moment he pricks himself she awakens and seems to stare right at him. he invisible flees and psyche's parents took her to an oracle to ask if their precious daughter would ever marry. Only to be told their daughter would wed a monster even the gods themselves fear.

to know the rest of her story buy the book! you won't regret it!

Psyche & Eros: The Lady and the Monster

Amaterasu: Return of the Sun

This graphic novel tells the story of Amaterasu, the Japanese Shinto goddess of the sun. Amaterasu's parents create the first eight islands of Japan. Amaterasu's father later puts his children in charge of parts of the natural world. Beautiful and kindly Amaterasu is made the goddess of the sun. But her brother, Susano, god of the sea and storms, is jealous of his sister's position. In fear of Susano's temper, Amaterasu hides in a cave, plunging the world into darkness. The other gods and goddesses must come up with a clever plan to lure Amaterasu from her hiding place and restore order to the world.

Another fairy tale splendidly drawn and its a wonderful story as well.

I read the story a while back in the library (a plain book with no pictures) and found it very interesting.

This would be a great gift for kids who love fairy tales, and as they possibly might not have heard it, it would be something new and exciting for them.

Amaterasu Return of the Sun: A Japanese Myth

Pigling A Cinderella Story

From a life filled with heartache and hardship, comes an unmatched beauty destined for a fairy-tale ending: Pear Blossom, a young Korean girl, leads a happy life with her parents--until her mother dies and her father remarries. Her new wicked stepmother and stepsister make Pear Blossom the victim of their cruelty. They give her the nickname Pigling, or little pig, and do everything they can to torture her. But soon, magical creatures come to Pear Blossom's aid--and one day, the girl meets a handsome magistrate. Will Pear Blossom's luck change for the better? Or is she destined to suffer at her stepfamily's hands forever?

I bought this not long ago and fell in love with it. I love the story and the artwork is beautiful. I have been fascinated with the different versions I have found of the classic "Cinderella". This is one of the best ones I've found lately. A treasure you and your kids will love. Done in the classic Comic tradition Pigling will steal your heart away with her courtesy and kindness. There is no fairy godmother to sweep her into a new life, but the kindness of animals helping her to do impossible tasks.

I hope that you will try this book and enjoy it as much as I did!

Pigling A Cinderella Story