An illustrated collection of fifty-two traditional tales collected by the Grimm brothers.

When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names. Adaptation of a Chinese folktale.

A collection of folktales from around the world in which girls and women save the day.

A collection of tales told by Scheherazade to amuse the cruel sulttan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.

To settle an inheritance dispute between two brothers, King Solomon tells a tale of how Jerusalem came to be founded.

Seven folktales from around the world express the belief that the Earth and all living things are sacred, and that it us up to each of us to care for our part of the planet. Includes an introduction and "eco-activity" for each tale.

Resplendent, powerful paintings by these two-time Caldecott-winning artists bring new life to the title story from the late Hamilton's 1985 collection, The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales . Making dramatic use of shadow and light, Leo and Diane Dillon (whose half-tone illustrations also graced the original volume) ably convey the tale's simultaneous messages of oppression and freedom, of sadness and hope. "They say the people could fly....

The cruel North Wind and the kind Sun vie to take the coats from three sisters out on a walk.

Retells animal folktales from five indigenous peoples of Mexico, including the Tarahumara tale in which a puma meets a grasshopper, and provides information on the culture of each indigenous people.