Ladybird first favourite tales

A retelling of the traditional story in which a boy climbs a magic beanstalk and outwits the giant who lives at the top.

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother.

The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the cake she makes from it.

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.

Retelling of the Grimm fairy tale in which a poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.