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A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic story, in which a tin soldier falls hopelessly in love with a paper ballerina. With one full page illustration per spread, it is illustrated and designed for the modern reader.

What happens when a princess promises to marry a helpful frog, but doesn't want to keep her vow? This fairy tale shows children that you have to look beyond skin-deep to see how beautiful a person (or frog!) really is. With one full page illustration per spread and skillfully retold for a young reader, it is designed for the modern reader.

When a poor miller tells the king his daughter can weave straw into gold, she doesn't know what to do. If she succeeds, the king will marry her! But how can she complete this impossible task? Only with the help of a strange little gnome with a very unusual name.

When the Pied Piper comes to Hamelin, he offers to rid the town of all its rats. He does, but when the Mayor won't pay what he promised, the Pied Piper takes a terrible revenge.

Could a tiny mouse actually help the king of the jungle? That's what a trapped mouse promises to do if his lion captor sets him free. The lion laughs-and lets him go. But when hunters trap the scared and desperate lion, the mouse proves that even the smallest creatures can do great deeds.

Little Red Riding Hood has to deliver goodies to grandma, but when the hungry Big Bad Wolf spots the girl in the woods, he decides to trick her into becoming dinner.