What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

It was paperback, with the title (Myths and legends stories on something like that?)on the left, with a dead tree on the front or something? It had stories inside and one of them was about a bird and a statue... the bird died I think. I read it about 2008. It was a longish book (400 pages maybe??). PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

Could it be

http://www.online-literature.com/wild...The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde?

Or ? It is Hawthorne's collection of Greek myths for young people.

No, :( I think the happy prince was a story in it, but there were others in the book as well. Thanks for your help guys :)

Maybe The Happy Prince and Other Fairy Tales ? There have been lots of editions, one might have had the cover you remember. Do you remember any of the other stories?

No :( *headwall* Thanks for your help though. I seem to remember a little paragraph in italics at the beginning of each story though.

Maybe this one?
http://www.broadviewpress.com/product...

It has Happy Prince in it, a tree on the cover, 450 pages, published in 2008....

No :( *double headwall* Thanks sooo much for looking again :) There was only one dead tree, and no houses.

Sorry, no. :( (has this book, like, disappeared off the face of the earth or something?!) Thanks soooo much for everyone's help. I hate to say when it's wrong and people have gone to all the effort trying to find this book.

Nudge, Actually, thanks for keeping us posted. It's helpful to get the frequent feedback. That way, members know the poster is still searching for the book.

Thanks :)

Here is an interesting one with a tree on the cover: Under the hala tree: Retold Oceanic myths and legends

When you say myths and legends is the Greek/Roman mythology or is it more fairy tales & fables?

or is it Norse? Chinese/Japanese/Thai?

Its more fairytales and fables I think. The book's part of a series with similar covers. I think some other titles are - Fantasy stories, horror stories, mystery stories e.t.c If you could find one of them it'll be easier to find the book I'm looking for!

There were the Childcraft encyclopedias, and one of them was about fairytales and fables, and one was about myths, etc. I remember hardcover, but it's possible they've released them again.

Bumping this one back up to the top...

how about Myths and Legends by Anthony Horowitz. Published 2007

I never read this book. I looked for hours. O.O
I kept looking for ones with a dead tree on it and only found these 2.
I hope it's one of these T.T

Maybe less likely to be this one.

Hayden, are you still looking for this book?

Hayden wrote: "It was paperback, with the title (Myths and legends stories on something like that?)on the left, with a dead tree on the front or something? It had stories inside and one of them was about a bird a..."

The bird and the statue reminds of the Oscar Wilde story The Happy Prince and Other Tales so maybe an an anthology included it?

Were the stories by different authors or the same author? Do you remember any other stories in the book?

Post any details, no matter how small.