McClure, Gillian

A hedgehog looks for a winter home to take his long sleep in, but none of the other animals seem to want to share their home with him.

When a poor carpenter selects a very proud and stubborn donkey to carry his wife Mary to Bethlehem, the donkey tries to resist, but his act of rebellion is miraculously transformed into an act of courage.

A mysterious tabby cat named Tom Finger leads Queenie through the snow to a new friend and a new kitten.

When a greedy oysterman captures a selkie--a seal that turns into a girl--a boy outwits him and returns her to the sea and wins her reward.

A collection of nine illustrated Korean folktales that features the title selection, and also "The Herdsman and the Weaver," "Clever Rabbit," "The Goblins' Magic Stick," "Why Pigs have Snouts," and others.