Fee, fi, fo, fum … When Jack plants a packet of seeds, they grow into an enormous beanstalk. Soon he's off on a magical, dangerous adventure. Children love this story of a clever boy who manages to ou
In this charming fairy tale originally written by Charles Perrault, a clever, fast-talking cat changes the life of its penniless master, helping him win both a princess bride and a kingdom.
Who's been sitting in the chairs, eating the porridge, and is still sleeping in the bed? Three bears discover a little intruder in their home—and, like Goldilocks, young readers will find this retelli
Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from “Romulus and Remus” (which tells how Rome came to be) to “Cupid and Psyche,” “Oedipus and the Sphinx,
Have you ever been to a movie and wondered how in the world makeup artists make the characters look so vivid and magnificent? For special effects makeup guru Bruna Nogueira, it's all in a day's work.
A thoughtfully-written series of abridged classics, each of which has been rewritten to accommodate the reading and interest levels of children in the third and fourth grades who are simply too young
One little piggy builds a house of straw. The second makes a house of sticks. But the third and smartest pig constructs his of bricks. Will the big, bad wolf be able to blow it down? Not by the hair o
Two tricksters convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, invisible to fools, but during a royal procession in which he first wears them, a child calls out that the emperor has no
In this simple introduction to the legend of Camelot, eight knights complain to their good and wise king, Arthur, about each other but are so contentious they cannot even sit at a normal table togethe
