Paul Galdone

An impossible task, a terrible bargain, something most precious at stake. Paul Galdone's retelling of the curious story of the devious little man who can spin straw into gold and the miller's daughter who outsmarts him is a thrilling as ever!

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.

Greedy Monkey makes every effort to cheat Turtle out of the bananas that rightfully belong to her.

Retells the tale of the teeny-tiny woman who finds a teeny-tiny bone in a churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before she goes to sleep.

When his seven years' wages in gold proves too heavy, Hans trades it for one thing after another until he arrives home empty-handed but convinced he is a lucky man.

The Gingerbread Boy eludes the hungry grasp of everyone he meets until he happens upon a fox more clever than he.

Three brothers who leave home because of a greedy goat, return to share with their father the magic rewards of their hard work.

Three bears return from a walk and find a little girl asleep in baby bear's bed.

On his birthday, Jack courageously faces the gorilla hiding in the hall, discovering that five-year-olds can be scary too.