Cech, John

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Rapunzel

2010
An illustrated retelling of the Grimm fairy tale in which a witch takes a baby from a young couple and raises the child, Rapunzel, in a lonely tower that can only be entered by climbing up Rapunzel's long, golden hair.

Jack and the beanstalk

2008
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune.

The princess and the pea

2007
An abridgement of the tale in which a girl proves that she is a real princess by feeling a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds. Includes historical notes about Hans Christian Anderson and the original fairy tale.

Puss in boots

2010
A clever cat helps his poor master win fame, fortune, and the hand of a beautiful princess. Includes historical notes on versions of this tale and other fairy tales.

Imagination and innovation

the story of Weston Woods
2009
Archival photographs, animation cells, historical references, and first-person accounts examine the lasting impact Mort Schindel and Weston Woods have had on both children's literature and animated films.

My grandmother's journey

1991
A grandmother tells the story of her eventful life in early twentieth-century Europe and her arrival in the United States after World War II.

First snow, magic snow

1992
A little girl made from the magical first snow lives with a lonely man and his wife through the winter, and when she disappears in the spring, the couple set out in search of her.

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