Synopsis: Gyo Fujikawa creates magic with this enchanting collection of fairy tales and fables. These are the stories that all children should experience, that will nourish their young minds and imaginations: Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Little Red Hen, The Three Little Pigs, and many more. Some are well known and beloved; others are unfamiliar, but they're all beautifully written and illustrated. As always, Fujikawa'…

Synopsis: Mermaids Fast Asleep is a stunning and lyrical bedtime picture book that looks at how mermaids sleep in the sea. This wonderful read-aloud book about mythlogical sea creatures is the perfect nighttime read for your little dreamer, with poetical text from writer Robin Riding and dreamy illustrations by Zoe Persico.

Synopsis: Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from "Romulus and Remus" (which tells how Rome came to be) to "Cupid and Psyche," "Oedipus and the Sphinx," and more. For easy reference, theres also a detailed list and family tree of all the important gods and goddesses right at the start.

Synopsis: The story in this book is widely known among the weavers in Ghana and dates back to the mid-seventeenth century during the time of King Oti Akenten. Today, kente cloth is worn all over the world, but most often by heads of state in different African countries. Even now, certain patterns are reserved for the Ashanti king. If anyone is wearing a pattern the king has chosen, they must immediately remove it and select another kente. In the United…

Synopsis: Think you know the story of the three little pigs? Not until you've read this version, retold and illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner James Marshall. Children will know and love the familiar characters—three pig brothers and one huffing-puffing wolf—and they will giggle over the funny, new dialogue and cartoon like illustrations, which put a fresh, modern twist on the classic tale.

Synopsis: A castle looms dark against the light of the moon. No candles burn in its windows. No laughter rings through its halls. What has happened to the castle and the people who lived there? Merlin the magician asks Jack and Annie to find out. But are they brave enough to step through the creeking doors and solve the mystery of how the castle became haunted?

Synopsis: "A roaring good time."--School Library Journal You see, the jackalope didn't start out with horns. First he was a plain old hare. You know, a jackrabbit. The horns came later, along with a corny fairy godrabbit and a cranky coyote. And the trouble those horns brought--hoooo-wee! With a gut-busting brew of sassy storytelling and outrageous art, Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel finally give the jackalope his due. After all, he's long been…