A collection of twelve tales about the moon from a variety of cultures includes information about each culture.

An Irish storyteller revisits the little-known legend of the Mermaid Saint in a haunting, beautifully illustrated tale of kindness, music, and longing. Long ago, on the eastern coast of Ireland, a monk from the Abbey of Bangor was collecting driftwood along the wave-tossed shore when he found a boy washed up amid a circle of seals. At first the boy, wrapped in a shawl of woven seagrass, could barely move or speak. But when he regained his strength,...

In this retelling of a traditional Jewish folktale, Joseph's baby blanket is transformed into ever smaller items as he grows until there is nothing left--but then Joseph has an idea.

A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.

Tiddalick drank all the water in the rivers and ponds until there wasn't a drop left on Earth! What could the animals do to save themselves--and their world?

When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.

A retelling of seven tales about giants, from Jack and the Beanstalk to David and Goliath.

A retelling of a traditional Persian tale in which a kind act is rewarded in a very special way.

A freshly baked gingerbread cowboy escapes from the rancher's wife's kitchen and eludes his pursuers in this western United States version of the "Gingerbread Boy."

A rooster with a magic stomach retrieves the diamond button which was stolen from him by a greedy king.