Eilenberg, Max

A young boy has difficulty getting to sleep because his toys seem to need so many hugs and kisses at bedtime.

When Squeak the elephant decides to go outside for a picnic he prepares himself for any eventuality, which turns out to be a good idea.

A retelling of the familiar tale about a young woman, sorely mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, who wins the heart of the prince, with a little help from her fairy godmother.

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.