Paul Galdone

This timeless story of having your cake (and eating it, too!) reimagined by acclaimed creator Paul Galdone. A classic fable for all young audiences—and a cautionary tale for lazy ones. Little Red Hen is a time-tested tale about how we reap what we sow.

When the Little Red Hen asks a cat, dog, and mouse for help planting some wheat, she gets no takers: "'Not I!' said the cat. 'Not I!' said the dog. 'Not I!' said the mouse."They won't water,...

When the poor shoemaker and his wife discover the two naked little elves who have helped them become successful, they sew fine outfits for them.

A retelling of the folk tale about a little girl who finds a wolf in her grandmother's clothing.

In a cumulative tale, Henny Penny and her friends are on the way to tell the king that the sky is falling when they are met by a clever fox.

When the miller's youngest son receives only Puss as his inheritance, he wonders how his father expects him to make a living with a single cat. But Puss is no ordinary feline. All he asks for is a new pair of boots and he promises that fortune will come their way. With Puss in Boots working for him, the miller's son is in for a life-changing surprise! Paul Galdone's retelling of this fairy tale is now part of the Folk Tale Classics series.

Paul Galdone created hundreds of books in his lifetime. Many of his picture books quickly became accepted as the definitive version of traditional stories. Collected here are four of his most popular picture books: The Three Pigs, The Three Bears, The Little Red Hen, and Cat Goes Fiddle-i-fee. Parents who grew up with these whimsical retellings will enjoy revisiting them and sharing them with the family, bringing Galdone's timeless artistry and bright,...

Story of the three goats that want to eat but a mean troll lives under the bridge that they need to cross.

A cumulative tale about Henny Penny and her barnyard friends who were literally outfoxed on their journey to tell the king the sky was falling.

Anatole's job as a taster in a cheese factory is endangered by a marauding cat.

When the town mouse and the city mouse visit each other they discover they prefer very different ways of life.