This version of the Cinderella story, in which a young girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince, is based on ancient Chinese manuscripts written 1000 years before the earliest European version.
Although Mbi, an orphan boy, is constantly asked to “do this” and “do that” by his many unkind relatives until a special tree grows, just for him.
Everyone knows the story of the wooden puppet who, after many trials, succeeds in becoming a real boy. Now renowned Belgian illustrator Quentin Greacute;ban brings his unique vision to this old favourite. The text has been carefully edited to preserve all the flavour of the original.
A stranger with a bamboo pole magically catches fish and hands them out to villagers, saying “One person, one fish,” but the king will not be content until he receives a whole basket of fish.
A richly textured collection of African folk tales centers around the invincible trickster-spider known as Ananse, whose cleverness helps him to outwit many enemies. Reprint.
A version of the folktale Rapunzel, set in the Caribbean.
While his father is away from their Chinese village, Little Lee fights to save his mother’s soul from an evil fox creature that has assumed human form.
A collection of twenty Chinese folk tales that were passed on by word of mouth for generations, as told by some oldtimers newly settled in the United States.
A poor god living in the attic of an unsuccessful family prepares to move with them and causes a reversal of their fortunes.
A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.