The charming, acclaimed book about a cat who is teased for the food she brings for school lunch—and that launched the beloved series about Yoko—is about accepting and embracing our differences. Mmm, Yoko's mom has packed her favorite for lunch today--sushi! But her classmates don't think it looks quite so yummy. "Ick!" says one of the Franks. "It's seaweed!" They're not even impressed by…
A week before Christmas, Tania looked in her bankbook and said to herself, 'I won't be able to buy my kids any Christmas presents this year because I can't afford it.' She put her bankbook away, took her washing to the line and began hanging it out. She was thinking about Christmas. As she was returning to the house, she noticed the old pram that they used for collecting firewood, and she ha…
Once upon a time there was an old man and an old woman who were very lonely. They decided to get a cat, but when the old man went out searching, he found not one cat, but millions and billions and trillions of cats! Unable to decide which one would be the best pet, he brought them all home. How the old couple came to have just one cat to call their own is a classic tale that has been loved for …
The Russian folktale about an old woman's endless search for the Christ child.
Inside every beast beats the heart of an actor - or so the Beast would have you believe in "No Lie, I Acted Like a Beast!" This retelling of the classic story "Beauty and the Beast," told from the Beast's point of view, paints a picture of a kind-hearted prince who wants nothing more than his turn on the stage. A fun ride that flips what you know of the fairy tale on its ear.
When Alice follows a white rabbit in a waistcoat down a hole, she finds herself in a mixed-up world where anything can happen! She meets a pipe-smoking caterpillar, a grinning cat, a Mad Hatter and the formidable Queen of Hearts.
Three fairy tales illustrated by Rene Cloke: Cinderella, Tom Thumb and Babes in the Wood. Once there was a girl called Cinderella. She had two ugly step-sisters, who made her do all the house-work. While they wore fine dresses and slept in soft feather beds, Cinderella was dressed in rags and had to sleep in the cinders by the fire.
Hansel and Gretel lived with their father and stepmother in a tiny cottage on the edge of the forest. Their father was a woodcutter and the family had always been poor. Their father and stepmother were always arguing about money and the shortage of food.
Jack is not fond of the bossy narrator of his fairy tale! When Jack is told to trade his beloved cow Bessie for some magic beans, throw the beans out the window, climb the ENORMOUS beanstalk that sprouts overnight, and steal from a GIANT, he decides this fairy tale is getting out of control. In fact, he doesn’t want to follow the story line at all. Who says Jack needs to enter a life of darin…
Snoring Beauty is a sweetly hilarious spin on the classic fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty." Written in bouncy rhymed verse perfect for reading aloud, this whimsical reimagining from Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is sure to appeal to children and parents alike. Tucked in his little bed inside the castle walls, Mouse is eager to get a good night's sleep before his wedding tomorrow. But just as he begins…