In a deeply moving story with the hallmarks of a classic, a homeless boy’s rescue of a spindly Christmas tree sparks a glimmer of hope that has far-reaching effects. It’s late on Christmas Eve, and the little fir tree is the only tree left in the shop. What a poor thing I am, it thinks. But then a young boy enters the store, drawn in from the damp by the warmth and lights and the wonderf…
In a tale based on a story by Guy de Maupassant, bedridden Frenchman Toine helps out his stern, strict wife, Madame Colette, by hatching eggs for her under his large arms.
Dream Wolf is Paul Goble's tribute to the Plains Native American culture. Lost and afraid, two young children seek shelter in a wolf's cave. There they meet a kindly wolf who leads them home. Based on a Plains Native American legend, this exceptional picture book demonstrates the love and respect the Plains Native Americans have for the wolf and the natural world.
Humpty Dumpty and friends, go off in search of Old King Cole's crown, before the wicked fairy, Lumina, finds it and wreaks havoc on Nursery Rhyme Land. Together they travel to the Ice Palace, and Lollipop Island, along with Humpty Dumpty's wishes, looking for clues.
On September 28, 1983, the discovery of a previously unknown tale by Wilhelm Grimm was reported on the front page of The New York Times. "After more than 150 years," the Times noted, "Hansel and Gretel, Snow-White, Rumpelstiltskin, and Cinderella will be joined by another Grimm fairy-tale character." The story of dear Mili was preserved in a letter Wilhelm Grimm wrote to a little girl in 1816, …