Jan Brett's richly illustrated take on a classic tale-it's just right! Everybody loves the story of the curious little girl named Goldilocks, who made herself quite at home in the house of the three bears. Jan Brett's lavish illustrations for this classic tale, full of details and surprises, gives this edition a special flair. Children will marvel at the enchanted world created herein.

After reading this sweet and witty rretelling og the Cuban folktale and delighting in Michael Austin's dazzling illustrations, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.

A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note that traces the Italian, French, and German origins of the story, and discusses the author's decision to mimic the style of Italian Renaissance art in his illustrations.

Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival is a classic Athabascan Indian tale of survival, filled with suspense and wisdom as told by Velma Wallis, an outstanding Native American writer. Her style is a refreshing blend of contemporary and traditional, and her choice of subject matter challenges the taboos of her past. Yet her themes are modern -- empowerment of women, the aging of America, and a growing interest in Native American...

After trading houses, the country mice and the town mice discover there's no place like home.

Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

Join Jack and Annie as they research leprechauns and Irish folklore and find out the facts behind the fiction.

A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.

Presents the legends, songs, and sayings of Uncle Remus, following the text of the first edition of Joel Chandler Harris' attempt to record traditional black stories of his time.

Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.