|
The Bed Just So retold by Jeanne B. Hardendorff, illustrated by Lisl Weil A tailor gets no sleep until he finds a comfortable bed for a hudgin that has come to live with him. Boy Who Stuck Out His Tongue: A Yiddish Folk Tale by Edith Tarbescu, illustrated by Judith Christine Mills A boy sticks out his tongue and trips, and his tongue gets stuck to an icy fence. The villagers try one by one to free the boy in this funny tale. Bubba The Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale by Helen Ketteman, illustrated by James Warhola Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set is Texas, the fairy godmother is a cow, and the hero, named Bubba, is the stepson of a wicked rancher. Cinderella Skeleton by Robert D. San Souci, illustrated by David Catrow A rhyming retelling of the story of a young woman who finds her prince at a Halloween ball despite the efforts of her wicked stepmother. The main characters are skeletons. Cinderella's Dress by Nancy Willard, illustrated by Jane Dyer Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of two magpies and her fairy godmother. Ella's Big Chance: A Jazz-Age Cinderella by Shirley Hughes In this version of the Cinderella tale set in the 1920s, Ella has two men courting her--the handsome Duke of Arc and Buttons the delivery boy. The Empty Pot by Demi When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty. The Fat Cat; A Danish Folktale translated and illustrated by Jack Kent A cat grows fatter and fatter as he eats everyone he meets in this cumulative tale. Giant John by Arnold Lobel When his mother tells him that they are poor with no food to eat, a friendly giant ventures out to find work. Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man. Gone Is Gone; Or, The Story Of A Man Who Wanted To Do Housework retold and illustrated by Wanda Gag A funny story of how a man finds out that taking care of the house and baby is not so easy. The Gunniwolf retold by Wilhelmina Harper (the 1967 version illustrated by William Wiesner) A little girl cautioned never to go into the jungle, wanders in deeper and deeper while searching for flowers --and is suddenly confronted by the gunniwolf. Henny-Penny retold and illustrated by Jane Wattenberg While on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling, Henny Penny and her friends meet the very hungry Foxy-Loxy. Jamie O'Rourke And The Big Potato retold and illustrated by Tomie DePaola The laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun, who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of gold for his freedom. The King's Equal by Katherine Paterson, various illustrators In order to wear the crown of the kingdom, an arrogant young prince must find an equal in his bride. Instead, he finds someone far better than he. The Mitten: a Ukrainian Folktale adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett A boy's lost mitten becomes a crowded refuge from the cold for several animals... until the bear sneezes. No Dinner!: The Story Of The Old Woman And The Pumpkin by Jessica Souhami A retelling of an Indic folktale in which an old woman outwits a wolf, bear, and tiger who want to eat her. Rainbow Bird: An Aboriginal Folktale From Northern Australia by Eric Maddern, illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway Bird Woman steals fire from the selfish Crocodile Man so the whole world can use it. Rapunzel retold and illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky The timeless tale of Rapunzel is vividly and magnificently brought to life through Zelinsky's powerful sense of narrative and stunning oil paintings. The Ring of Truth: An Original Irish Tale by Teresa Bateman, illustrated by Omar Rayyan After the king of the leprechauns bestows on him the Ring of Truth, Patrick O'Kelley no longer expects to win a blarney contest. Rumpelstiltskin retold & illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child. Strega Nona: An Old Tale retold and illustrated by Tomie de Paola. A retelling of an old Italian tale about what happens when Strega Nona leaves her apprentice alone with her magic pasta pot, and he is determined to show the townspeople how it works. The Teeny-Tiny Woman: A Ghost Story by Paul Galdone The tale of the teeny-tiny woman who finds a teeny-tiny bone in a teeny-tiny churchyard and puts it away in her teeny-tiny cupboard before she takes a teeny-tiny nap. Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Ears: A West African Tale retold by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon A cumulative why tale from West Africa of the disaster that befalls the jungle when mosquito tells lies. It reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit of buzzing. The Woman Who Flummoxed The Fairies: An Old Tale From Scotland retold by Heather Forest, illustrated by Susan Gaber Asked to make a cake for the fairies, a clever bakerwoman must figure out a way to prevent the fairies from wanting to keep her with them always to bake her delicious cakes. |