Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.

Recounts the life of the extraordinary lumberjack whose unusual size and strength brought him many fantastic adventures.

"Like a bolt from the blue, Jack's little sister Maddy is gone--carried into another realm by an ogre. When Jack and Lilly follow Maddy's captor through the portal, they are ready for anything . . . except what they find waiting for them in the floating crossroads between worlds. Even the power of their magic plants may not be enough to get them back to earth alive. Alone and injured, Jack and Lilly must each face their own monsters--as well as giants...

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.

Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.

Presents new twists on familiar folklore characters, including Johnny Appleseed, Annie Oakley, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and many more! This book uses traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, and repetition) to invite young children to read along with peers or an adult. With clear, color-coded typography, and sly, lively illustrations, this collection is sure to entertain while encouraging reading skills and interaction with others....

Retells eight beloved fairy tales, giving them animal protagonists; includes such stories as "Cinder-Elephant," "Hamster and Gerbil," and "Leaping Beauty."

With his mother's help, Wiley outwits the hairy creature that dominates the swamp near his home by the Tombigbee River.

Features such legendary heroes as Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill, historical greats like Benjamin Franklin and Paul Revere, and many other quintessentially American favorites, including Casey at the Bat, Dumbo, and Old Yeller.