Cohen, Barbara. LOVELY VASSILISA.
In this Russian Cinderella story, a magic doll helps a kind and gentle girl to escape from the terrible witch, Baba Yaga. [Russian]

Cooper, Susan. TAM LIN.
An adventurous princess attempts to rescue the boy she loves from the Elfin Queen. [Scottish]

Curz, Alejandro. THE WOMAN WHO OUTSHONE THE SUN.
Cruel villagers learn a lesson when they drive away a strange and beautiful woman. [Mexican]

De la Mare, Walter. MOLLY WHUPPIE.
Brave Molly outwits a terrifying giant--four times! [English]

De Paola. Tomie. FIN M'COUL.
Fin's wife thinks quickly to save him from the dreaded giant, Cucullin. [Irish]

Dewey, Ariane. THE THUNDER GOD'S SON.
Acuri, the thunder god's son, disguises himself as a beggar and visits the earth. [Peruvian]

Flora. FEATHERS LIKE A RAINBOW.
A mother bird of the Amazon rain forest plots to steal the hummingbird's colors for her own envious son with unexpected results. [Brazilian]

Gerson, Mary-Joan. WHY THE SKY IS FAR AWAY.
The sky wreaks revenge upon people when they become greedy and squander the food it provides. [Nigerian]

Goble, Paul. THE GIFT OF THE SACRED DOG.
A young boy receives a gift from the Great Spirit. [Native American]

Jarrell, Randall. THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE.
Magical events unfold when a kind fisherman releases a talking fish that he has caught.

Lee, Jeanne M. TOAD IS THE UNCLE OF HEAVEN.
A brave and intelligent toad risks death when he asks the King of Heaven to end a long drought. [Vietnamese]

Magnus, Erica. THE BOY AND THE DEVIL.
A little boy plays a trick on the devil. [Norwegian]

Mollel, Tololwa. THE ORPHAN BOY.
Curiousity threatens the happiness that a mysterious orphan boy brings to an old man. [African]

Pellowski, Anne. THE NINE CRYING DOLLS.
When she follows the advice of an old woman, a thoughtless mother causes problems for many other families with small children. [Polish]

Perrault, Charles. PUSS IN BOOTS.
A calculating cat brings fame and fortune to his master, a poor miller's son. [French]

Say, Allen. ONCE UNDER THE CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE.
A miserly landlord wakes up one morning to find a cherry tree growing out of his head. [Japanese]

Young, Ed. LON PO PO.
A hungry wolf attempts to convince three children that he is their grandmother. [Chinese]

Zemach, Margot. IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE.
A poor man with a large family complains to his rabbi. [Yiddish]