Once upon a time

The story of Little Red Riding Hood and her meeting with the Big, Bad Wolf has been handed down the generations so that today it's one of the most popular tales for young children. This beautiful new edition tells the story simply and compellingly for today's youngest readers, and brings the action to life with brilliant new artwork.

"What is faster than a hungry old lady, a starving cow, and a greedy pig? A very mischievous gingerbread man! But will the gingerbread man outrun everyone he meets, or will he eventually by eaten?"--Back cover.

A retelling of the traditional tale in which a wicked fairy, enraged at not being invited to the princess' christening, casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

A simplified retelling of the traditional tale of the kitchen maid, mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, who is helped by her fairy godmother to attend the palace ball where she dances with the prince.

Pearl, a teenaged girl discovered in the sea as a child, meets Prince James, and as their friendship grows, the people of her village, the king, her foster parents, a mermaid, a merman, and a witch each see or bring trouble for the young couple.

Presents illustrated retellings of three fairy tales with a royal theme: "The Princess and the Pea," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and "The Frog Prince.".

A collection of three classic children's stories featuring cats and mice.

Nadya is a mischievous kitchen girl in a Russian tavern. Having nearly drowned in the Iset River during the turmoil of the Revolution, she has no memory of her past and longs for the life she cannot remember. Then two young men arrive at the tavern and announce that Nadya's long-lost grandmother has sent them to find her.

Contains illustrated retellings of three popular tales about barnyard animals.

In "Belle," Belle attempts to save her father from a terrifying beast; in "Sunlight And Shadow," a marriage betrothal is promised to whoever can rescue the kidnapped princess Mina; and in "Winter's Child," Grace sets out on a dangerous mission to save her best friend.