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A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a house made of bread, cakes, and candy, occupied by a wicked witch who likes to have children for dinner.

When Jack sells his family's cow for magic beans, his mother is anything but pleased. Soon, however , the beans sprout into a towering beanstalk which leads to a castle filled with gold and other treasures. Jack's family will be rich, if he can sneak by the man-eating giant.

When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works in this classic Caldecott Honor book from Tomie dePaola. Strega Nona"Grandma Witch"is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical everfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony. He is supposed to look after her house and tend her garden but one day, when she goes over...

In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.

A collection of scary folktales from the United States, China, England, Italy, Russia, and other countries around the world.

A collection of myths and stories from various cultures which attempt to explain elements of the underground including earthquakes, volcanoes, caves, and springs.

A poor boy who longs to paint is given a magic brush that brings to life whatever he pictures.

A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their village on the side of a volcano the men live in square houses and the women in round ones.

Woodland animals, each thinking of his neighbor, share a turnip left on their doorstep.

A Cajun retelling of the classic tale of four animals, past their prime, who set out together to become musicians.