In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away. "The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons,...

Three bears return home from a walk to find a little girl asleep in baby bear's bed.

A little girl walking in the woods finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings.

A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

A little girl walking in the woods finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings.

A very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments until nothing remains.

In this rhyming version of the familiar folktale, a big bad gator comes after the three pig brothers, Ulysse, Thibodeaux, and Trosclair, in the Louisiana bayou.

An urban retelling of the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears story, told from the baby bear's perspective.

A collection of folktales from various cultures and countries, including Malaysia, Russia, Puerto Rico, and the Congo.

A lost boy who has grown up in the sea with seals returns to his tribe but is strangely changed.