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The perennial favorite, read to a generation of children by Captain Kangaroo, the story of three soldiers who manage to cook up a fine soup by ... More

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Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories".

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"The African folktale describing how Ananse the spider man purchased a golden box of stories from the sky god Nyame, retold in flavorful prose and ... More

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An expression of the universal myth of the hero-quest, this beautiful story also portrays the Indian reverence for the source of life: the Solar Fire ... More

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When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys ... More

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Told with a vigorous, lively style, marvelously recreated by the skillful touch of Royall Tyler, these tales recapture a rich heritage with great ... More

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At each step of the way - harvesting, threshing and taking the grain to the mill - the Little Red Hen's lazy friends refuse to help. So when her ... More

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There's never a grim moment in this Caldecott Honor Award-winning classic Brothers Grimm tale about four intrepid animals who decide to become street ... More

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A mistreated kitchen maid, with the help of her fairy godmother, attends the palace ball on the condition that she leave before midnight.

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When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys ... More

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This new addition to the Folk Tale Classics series is a stunning retelling of the classic fairy tale by Paul Galdone. Featuring full-color ... More

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The adventures of a drake who becomes a king with the help of a fox, ladder, river, and waspnest.

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Twin brothers are separated at birth. One is raised as a knight, and the other as a wild animal in a forest. When they meet, they become friends, and ... More

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Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1863-1944) was a Cornish writer, who published under the pen name of Q. He published his Dead Man's Rock (a romance ... More

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The edition contains four tales, "The Sleeping Beauty," "Blue Beard," "Cinderella," and "Beauty and the Beast" in artful retelling, and a generous ... More

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Love, danger, and laughter link this vivid collection of Franco-American tales.

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A hungry shepherd accused of stealing a sheep from his master's fat flock learns the secret of defending himself with a single word.

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All the wonder, terror and delight of Greek mythology springs forth from the pages of this unique and much-needed anthology. Rhonda Hendricks has not ... More

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A picture book, from an old folk verse, which tells of the building of a cannon as each soldier brings a part.

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Mosquito tells a tale that sets off a chain reaction that ends in jungle disaster: Owl refuses to hoot to wake the sun! This maniacal mosquito is one ... More

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Searching for the dinner of his dream, a wolf encounters four fat piglets with a very smart mother.

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