A retelling of the fable in which a young boy's false cries for help cause him problems when he is really in need of assistance.

Collects myths, legends, fables, and folk tales from around the world.

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

A town mouse and a country mouse exchange visits and discover each is suited to his own home.

A modern fable about some peacocks and swans who allow the fear of their differences to become so great that they end up destroying each other.

After barn mice make a collar with a bell to warn them when Marmalade the cat is approaching, Smart Mouse must devise a way to safely put the collar on her in this retelling of a Aesop fable.

Step into a wintry forest where seven iconic fairy tales unfold, retold with keen insight and touches of humor. There once was a frozen forest so cold, you could feel it through the soles of your boots. It was a strange place where some kisses broke enchantments and others began them. Many said witches lived there - some with cold hearts, others with hot ovens and ugly appetites - and also dwarves in tiny houses made of stones. In this icy wood,...

Retells how the wolf's plan to get into the sheep pen backfires when the farmer butchers him for a lamb dinner.

A retelling of the La Fontaine fable in which a stork finds a way to outwit the fox that tricked him.