Wiesner, William

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The Magic slippers

The king's jealous treasurer discovers the secret of the magic slippers and Hassan must work to outwit him and regain the king's favor.

Grabbit the rascal

1969
The adventures of the master thief, Grabbit, and how he and his two apprentices were forced to become honest men.

How silly can you be?

A book of jokes
1974
Common everyday events are spoofed in this collection of jokes, silly stories, and sight gags.

Turnabout

1972
A farmer gains a new appreciation of his wife's daily work when they switch duties for one day.

The riddle pot

1973
A collection of over a hundred illustrated riddles, conundrums, and rebuses.

Hansel and Gretel

Left in the woods by their stepmother, two children come upon the gingerbread house inhabited by a wicked witch. Includes instructions for staging the story as a shadow puppet show.

The Tower of Babel

When the proud and insolent people of Babel built a tower to reach into heaven, God confused the languages of mankind and divided one people into many nations.

The Tower of Babel

When the proud and insolent people of Babel built a tower to reach into heaven, God confused the languages of mankind and divided one people into many nations.

Too many cooks

Tom Thumb

1974
A retelling of the tale of a boy as small as a thumb whose two good deeds for the king won his poor parents a better living.

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