A crow lends his necklace of precious stones to a hen who wants to keep it for herself. She gives back an exact copy of the necklace. The crow becomes angry when he realizes that he had been tricked.

Retellling of the Dominican folk character, La Vieja Belén, who leaves gifts for poor children a week after the Feast of the Epiphany. El cuento de La Vieja Belén, personaje del folclor dominicano who deja regalos para los niños pobres la semana después de la Epifanía.

A simplified retelling of the adventures of a little girl walking in the woods who finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.

A retelling of the traditional tale of the little red hen whose lazy friends are unwilling to help her plant, harvest, or grind the wheat into flour, but are willing to help her eat the bread she makes from it. In this version, the story continues with her later finding a second grain and everyone willing to help her. Includes a recipe for whole wheat bread.

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.

Retells the story of a wicked fairy who casts a spell that dooms a princess to sleep for one hundred years.

All poor Monkey has to eat are sour lemons. One day she spies a banana tree on a faraway island, but the only way to get there is to navigate the crocodile-infested waters of the Sallabobble Sea. That's no problem when you're a brave and clever monkey who can count to ten and back again! Full-color illustrations.

An urban retelling of the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears story, told from the baby bear's perspective.