NCW Libraries

Recounts the classic tales of Robin Hood, his merry men, and Maid Marian as they try to outwit the Sheriff of Nottingham and the tyrannical Prince John.

A teeny-tiny woman finds a teeny-tiny bone in a graveyard and takes it home to make soup, but changes her mind during the night.

When a teeny-tiny woman finds a teeny-tiny bone in the teeny-tiny village churchyard, she takes it home to boil for her teeny-tiny supper. She never expects the bone will object. This slightly silly, slightly spooky classic ghost story is retold and illustrated with singular wit by Paul Galdone. Sure to become a spine-tingling story-time favorite.

The quest of Sir Gawain for the Green Knight teaches him a lesson in pride, humility, and honor.

"An easy to read fairy tale about Tom Thumb and the tiny boy's big adventures. Spanish/English edition includes reading activities and a word list"--

Retells the familiar tale about a young boy who outwits a giant to gain his fortune.

A retelling of the classic story of the boy who climbs a beanstalk and outwits a giant.

Sir Morien sets off from Africa in search of his father, and meets Sir Gawain and Sir Lancelot who invite him to join their quest.

"The exasperating Gingerbread Man, famous for leading a host of townsfolk and animals in a wild chase about the countryside, lives at 398.2 on the library shelves. But the Gingerbread Man is not the type of cookie that stays in one place for very long, and one day he just can't help himself. With a leap and a whoosh, he escapes the librarian's grasp, and the chase for the wily Gingerbread Man is on again!"--Dust jacket.

Recounts the story about a tired and hungry little girl who finds food and a place to sleep in the home of three bears.