Twenty-seven newly translated fairy tales including many old favorites and such lesser-known tales as "The Juniper Tree," "Many-Fur," and "Brother Gaily."

"A publisher in New York asked me to write down what I know about the Greek gods, and I was like, Can we do this anonymously? Because I don't need the Olympians mad at me again. But if it helps you to know your Greek gods, and survive an encounter with them if they ever show up in your face, then I guess writing all this down will be my good deed for the week. So begins Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, in which the son of Poseidon adds his own magic--and...

Presents an international collection of tales, including "The Lemon Princess," "Seven Clever Brothers," and "Baba Yaga Bony-legs."

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love.

Presents zany versions of four familiar fairy tales, retold to feature hands, feet, and other body parts.

Presents the texts of 24 well-known fairy tales as they were first presented in English and summarizes the history of each tale, especially from the textual point of view.

The Funny Thing is an "aminal" who eats nothing but dolls until the good little man of the mountains gets him to taste the jum jills.

Three billy goats must cross a bridge that shelters a mean and hungry troll in order to get to their favorite pasture.

A freshly bake gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.