Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit, and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a mosquito buzz, we smack it hard!

Relates the adventures of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and tells how they deal with the big bad wolf.

When an eldest son fell into a well and too much time was spent trying to pronounce his name instead of being spent in getting help, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

A retelling of the French fairy tale in which a clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

After visiting each other's homes, Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willy who lives in the country, decide that they prefer their own place.

An interactive reading experience that allows young ones to read together with an adult, answer questions within the text, and play with activities suggested at the end of the story. A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox

Fairy tales gathered from the folklore of Russia, Germany, Italy, France, China, Scotland, and England.

An illustrated collection of fifty-five traditional tales collected by the Grimm brothers.

Thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Portugal, Rumania, Germany, Italy, Africa, Scandinavia, Russia, Serbia, and Japan.