When mother duck's last egg hatches she has a big surprise. Instead of another fluffy yellow duckling, out pops a big gray duckling. Whatever will become of him?
When the food runs out at the woodcutter's cottage, Hansel and Gretel's wicked stepmother sends the away. In the wood, the children find a cottage made of candy.
Cinderella's ugly stepsisters don't want her to go to the ball. They think the prince won't look at them if she's there. And anyway, she's got nothing to wear but her old rags.
Hurrying to tell the king about a disaster, Chicken-Licken and her feathered friends meet a disaster of their own-- in the shape of one hungry fox. Will the birds reach the king, or will Foxy-Loxy win out?
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
"Retold in verse and accompanied by Caroline Pedler's evocative illustrations, this [Christmas carol] is a story to provoke thought about the meaning of Christmas and leave the reader with a warm Christmas glow."--Cover back.
A classic retelling of the tale about a young girl in a red cloak who meets a hungry wolf when traveling through the forest on her way to see her grandmother.
The Billy Goats Gruff want to eat the green grass on the other side of the bridge. But can they handle the bad troll? He is waiting for the three goats.