Saint George and the Dragon retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for year…
This retelling of the classic fairy tale will appeal to children because of its mystery, suspense, and romance, and to adults because of its exploration of the duality in human nature.
Inside every beast beats the heart of an actor - or so the Beast would have you believe in "No Lie, I Acted Like a Beast!" This retelling of the classic story "Beauty and the Beast," told from the …
With the aid of a genie from a magic lamp, Aladdin fights an evil magician and wins the hand of a beautiful princess. There was once a boy named Aladdin. And, in truth, he was a very lazy boy. Ins…
Long ago, beneath the shimmering stars of a desert night, a fantastic tale began to unfold. Jafar, adviser to the Sultan of Agrabah, was searching for a lamp hidden in a place known as the Cave o…
Recounts the tale of a poor tailor's son who becomes a wealthy prince with the help of a magic lamp he finds in an enchanted cave.
Jan Brett sets her Cinderella story in a snowy Russian winter where one magical night, Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at …
In the Spice Islands, where clove and nutmeg trees grow, a girl named Damura lived long ago. Damura is a beautiful girl, as kind and lovely as the little green parrot that perches on the nutmeg t…
Hace mucho tiempo?a long time ago?there lived a beautiful young woman named Adelita. So begins the age-old tale of a kind-hearted young woman, her jealous stepmother, two hateful stepsisters, and a…
In this jewel-like version of a classic story, popular folklorist Shirley Climo tells the tale of Settareh, the Persian Cinderella. Magic enables Settareh to outsmart two jealous stepsisters and…