"For twenty-five centuries, the animal stories that go by the name of Aesop's Fables have amused and instructed generations of children and adults alike. The tales are still as fresh and poignant today as they were to the ancient Greeks who composed them. This beautifully illustrated edition contains some of the best-loved fables, including "The Boy who Cried Wolf," "The Lion and the Mouse," "The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg," "The Hare...

Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.

When an arrogant hare thinks he's the best around, who could possibly bring him down? One determined tortoise is about to try! Readers will delight in this beautiful retelling of one of Aesop's most beloved fables. Clean, simple language makes the story accessible, while adorable illustrations draw in even reluctant readers. As they follow the epic race between hare and tortoise, readers will see how boastfulness can catch up to even the fastest runner,...

Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance. The illustrations depict the blind arguers as mice.

When the town mouse and the country mouse visit each other, they find they prefer very different ways of life.

"Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn. Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for...

The Greek god Apollo is still in the persona of ungifted human teenager Lester Papadopoulos. Now Lester and his demigod friends must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor-- and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles-- somewhere in the American Southwest. But the longer he stays mortal, the weaker he grows ... and the less confident that he will be able to regain his place on Mount Olympus.

"The four princes erroneously dubbed Prince Charming and rudely marginalized in their respective fairy tales form an unlikely team when a witch threatens the whole kingdom." --

A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.

Magnus and his friends set sail for the farthest borders of Jotunheim and Niflheim in pursuit of Asgard's greatest threat, Loki's demonic ship full of zombies.