"A boy the size of his father's thumb has a series of adventures, including stopping a pair of thieves, being swallowed by a cow, and tricking a wolf into bringing him back home."
In this simple retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the poor mice live in constant fear of the sneaky cat. The cat is so quiet, the mice can never hear her approach. How will the mice solve their c
A retelling of the classic tale in which a strange little man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal.
"John Henry hammers day and night. He is a true steel-driving man. When a stranger brings a steel-driving machine to out-hammer humans, John Henry says he won't be beat. But who really wins this
"Pecos Bill is a cowboy who was raised by wild animals, once roped a whole heard of cattle at one time, and invented Texas chili. Learn more about this wild cowboy."
"In this retelling of Aesop's classic fable, the country mouse is embarrassed by his simple life. Then he visits the city mouse and finds out his life may not be so bad after all!"
"In this retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the fox tries and tries to reach the grapes he wants. However, he can't climb or jump very high. Will he ever get the grapes?"
In this retelling of Aesop's fable, a smart wolf is too clever for his own good. When he pretends to be a sheep so he can find his supper, things do not go as planned.
"In a retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, a foolish donkey pretends to be a lion and finds he can scare other animals and people. The donkey is having lots of fun, until he meets the clever fox."
"In this easy-to-read retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the ant works hard all summer to get ready for winter. The grasshopper doesn't work at all. He plays, sings, and relaxes. When the wi
"The little red hen finds none of the lazy barnyard animals willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it."
In this humorous adaptation of the tale, Arty the troll is really a poetry-loving, non-aggressive guy who is being pressured by the Troll Patrol to act more troll-like or lose his rights to the bridge
In this humorous adaptation of the story, Don Key and his animal friends are looking for a recording deal, and when they chance to scare away a bunch of robbers who have been terrorizing Bremen they b
In this humorous adaptation of the tale, Emperor Twill, ruler of the kingdom Pardonia, explains why parading in his underwear was really a clever plan on his part to find the one person in the kingdom
A humorous retelling of the fairy tale, told from the point of view of the fisherman's wife, who dreams of having plenty of food (she did not have enough to eat as a child), and is very puzzled about
"Introduces the concept of point of view through retellings of five classic fairy tales - 'Cinderella,' 'Jack and the Beanstalk,' 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears,' and 'Little Re
"OF COURSE you think I was a horrible old witch, locking fair haired Rapunzel in that tall, tall tower. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you."
"Introduces the concept of point of view through retellings of five classic fairy tales - 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Snow White,' 'Rapunzel,' 'Sleeping Beauty,' and 'The Frog Prince' - by the stories' s
"OF COURSE you think I did a horrible thing by eating Little Red Riding Hood and her granny. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you..."
"OF COURSE you think I needed a kiss from a beautiful princess to end my ""toadally"" awful curse. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you …"
"OF COURSE you think I was a filthy, nasty beast, terrorizing poor Beauty and her father. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you …"
