Fairytales

Jack had destroyed the giant along with the beanstalk, so you would think that he, his mother, and the hen that lays the golden eggs would be home free. And that was the case until the giant’s brother (bigger, nastier, and uglier) showed up. He’d heard about what Jack had done, was hopping mad, and was determined to get back his brother’s possessions. Will Jack’s quick wit get him out of trouble again?

Puff, the Magic Dragon is simply one of the most beloved songs of all time—a classic that’s become as much a part of the childhood experience as Mother Goose and fairy tales. Yet singer/songwriter Peter Yarrow and co-composer Lenny Lipton have never allowed a picture book adaptation of this magical tale…until now. With Yarrow’s and Lipton’s blessing, Puff, Jackie Paper, and the land of Honalee finally live on the page. The exquisite package includes a cloth case with a tipped-in illustration and an embossed jacket with foil touches, as well as an exclusive CD featuring not only Puff, but several …

John midas loves chocolate. He loves it so much that he’ll eat it any hour of any day. He doesn’t care if he ruins his appetite. He thinks chocolate is better than any other food! But one day, after wandering into a candy store and buying a piece of their best chocolate, John finds out that there might just be such a thing as too much chocolate.

The tale of Rumpelstiltskin is known around the world. This stunning West Indian version is told by one of today’s most distinguished storytellers, Virginia Hamilton. The Dillons’s breathtaking paintings further enhance Hamilton’s masterful tale.

Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard’s new translation of the beloved classic-published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s birth-beautifully reflects Saint-Exupéry’s unique and gifted style. Howard, an acclaimed poet and one of the preeminent translators of our time, has excelled in bringing the English text as close as possible to the French, in language, style, and most important, spirit. The artwork in this new edition has been restored to match in detail and in color Saint-Exupéry’s original artwork.

When Mr. Cohen, the baker, opens his oven, out jumps the Matzah Man. This rascal leads a cumulative chase through the neighborhood taunting everyone he meets. Mendel, a little boy, finally outwits the elusive Matzah Man when he hides him under the matzah cover on the seder table. Howland’s adaptation of “The Gingerbread Man” is teeming with Passover preparations and ends around a community table where all (especially Mendel) enjoy the best matzah they ever ate. A glossary of Passover terms is included.

A wolf named Tempesto huffs and puffs in this wildly comic retelling of an old favorite. (”Open up, Pork Chop, or I’ll flatten this dump!”) In this rendition, the three pigs, Percy, Pete, and Prudence, and their mama, Serafina Sow, enjoy a thriving waffle business until one morning when Tempesto shows up with a taste for more than waffles. Children will cheer the pigs’ efforts to outwit the surly creature and comb the pictures for Kellogg’s hilarious visual nuances. The story might also motivate a comparison of Kellogg’s retelling with the traditional story and other variations, such as Jon Scieszka …

This is a Caldecott Medal-winning masterpiece. Readers will be amazed as characters jump out of the pages of one story into the next, changing illustration styles as they go. This Three Little Pigs story begins as expected. But when the wolf comes to the house of straw and blows it down, he blows the pig right out of the picture — and the story! Soon all three pigs are soaring from one tale to the next.