pride and vanity

A retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale in which a girl's desire for a pair of red dancing shoes almost dooms her to dance forever.

Guided by the spirit of his legendary Mesopotamian ancestor, Jalal, Varjak Paw, a pure-bred cat, leaves his home and pampered existence and sets out to save his family from the evil Gentleman who took their owner, the Contessa, away.

A poor husband and wife ask their rich neighbor to be godfather of their child, and once they are compadres, prey upon his pride and extravagance to trick him out of his fortune.

A vain emperor is duped into parading through town without clothes by a pair of swindlers posing as tailors.

When Six, a pink armadillo with nine green siblings, brags that he is "#1" in everything, his family expresses a different opinion.

Through her friendship with a ginger cat, a haughty Chinese widow learns to be humble and to provide for herself.

Spoiled and vain, Aree cannot decide which of her many silken dresses and lavish jewels to wear to the dance, so she wears them all.

Presents an introduction to pelicans, in simple text with illustrations, as one pelican in a flock spends all his time grooming his feathers.

Jackrabbit brags to the other animals that he is so brave that he can do all kinds of things, including kiss a coyote.

A fable about a group of animals which strives to bring the perfect present to the Indian raja-king's birthday party. Discusses how the numerals we use originated in India.