When the Pied Piper comes to Hamelin, he offers to rid the town of all its rats. And he does — but when the Mayor won't pay what he promised, the Pied Piper takes a terrible revenge...

Could a tiny mouse actually help the king of the jungle? That's what a trapped mouse promises to do if his lion captor sets him free. The lion laughs-and lets him go. But when hunters trap the scared and desperate lion, the mouse proves that even the smallest creatures can do great deeds.

Although King Midas is a kind man, he always wants MORE: more jewels, more silver, more gold. So when's he's granted a wish for doing a good deed, he asks that everything he touches turn to gold. But after his flowers, his food, and even his daughter are transformed, he learns what is truly valuable.

When a thirsty fox sees some tasty-looking grapes, he's delighted. But he just can't reach them, no matter how high he jumps or how hard he tries. Bitterly disappointed, he walks off, calling them sour. Aesop's charming animal fable gently teaches children a timeless and very human lesson.

When Beauty's father steals a rose from the Beast's garden, the Beast demands his life in return — unless Beauty comes to live in his castle. Will Beauty ever be able to see that the Beast's ugliness is only skin deep?

Children will love this simple and charming version of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale about a very, very tiny girl and her adventures in a big and sometimes scary world.

A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic story, in which a tin soldier falls hopelessly in love with a paper ballerina. With one full page illustration per spread, it is illustrated and designed for the modern reader.