A collection of original and traditional stories, including "The Selfish Giant," "The Golden Goose," and "The Tale of Peter Rabbit."

Illustrations and minimal text relate the familiar fable of the race between a slow tortoise and a quick but foolish hare.

In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.

From cuddly pool floats to rainbow-colored toast toppings, unicorns--the darlings of Instagram--have never been more exciting or more popular. Are unicorns real? Their popularity and enduring role in human culture certainly is. How can you win a fight against a unicorn? Why do some unicorns have wings? Why are unicorns often pictured with rainbows? Get answers to these questions and more in this fun look at unicorns throughout history.

Andrew Lang began gathering fairy tales with the aim of conserving the old stories that have pleased so many generations. This bold and eclectic anthology contains wonderful renditions of old favorites such as Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel, as well as some little known stories like The Death of Koschei the Deathless and The Nettle Spinner. Be transported to a land full of marvels and magic, a world of enchanted forests and isolated castles,...

"In this version of the classic tale, Stone soup, three witches are looking for a tasty treat on Halloween morning and they find only a small bone in their cupboard. So they decide to go from door to door in their village to find just the right ingredients for their bone soup"--

"An imaginative picture book collection featuring twenty mythical creatures drawn from diverse cultural traditions"-- "From the vicious three-headed Chimera of ancient Greece to the peaceful Navagunjara of India-- a creature made fro parts from nine different animals--to the awe-inspiring dragons of Europe and East Asia, this exciting introduction to mythological creatures celebrates the wondrous beings featured in stories from all over the world....