Exploring the history of the world's most practiced traditions and superstitions old and new, this eye-opening book is packed with bold original illustrations, fun facts and origin stories, shedding new light on why we do the things we do.
"An easy format retelling of the classic fairy tale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the girl's visit to the bears' house. Original edition revised with new illustrations. Includes reading activities and a word list"--
In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
The little green witch's three friends are too lazy to help her tend the pumpkin seeds she has planted, but when they all want to eat the pumpkin pie that she makes, the witch exacts her revenge.
In this retelling of a well-known tale, Serafina Sow starts her own waffle-selling business in order to enable her three offspring to prepare for the future, which includes an encounter with a surly wolf.
A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a series of nursery rhyme characters who hope to eat him until meeting up with a clever fox. Includes recipe.
In this version of "The Little Red Hen," set at a farm, the other animals eat and play while the little gray bunny does all the chores in the barn, until one day he teaches them a lesson about laziness.
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