Fairytales and Fables

A beautiful and beloved princess, cursed by the one fairy who was not invited to her christening, pricks her finger on her sixteenth birthday and falls asleep for one hundred years.

An adaptation of a traditional tale about a Potawatomi Indian trickster-hero known to many people in the West as Coyote.

Coyote-a creator, a messenger, and, above all, a trickster-is at his mischievous best in these adventures retold from Native American sources. Brilliant illustrations depict the playful character in four tales: "Coyote Creates a New World," "Coyote and Mice," "Coyote and Woodpecker," and "Coyote and the Buffalo Bull."

An illustrated anthology of Norse myths includes the classic stories of the thunder god Thor, Odin the Allfather, and Loki the trickster.

A retelling of the traditional Persian tale in which Settareh, neglected and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, finds her life transformed with the help of a little blue jug.

A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of four elves who finish his shoes during the night.

As payment for retrieving the princess's ball, the frog exacts a promise which the princess is reluctant to fulfill.

A clever cat wins for his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

Retells the tale of twelve princesses who dance secretly all night long and how their secret is eventually discovered.

The king offers his daughter's hand in marriage to the young man who can produce three perfect peaches.