1. The Frog Prince, Continued by Jon Scieszka
Summary: After
the Princess and the Prince are not getting along so well, the prince decides
that he wants to turn back into a frog.
2. Anansi
and the Moss-Covered Rock by Eric A. Kimmel
Summary: Anasi
used the moss-covered rock to trick all of the animals, but Little Spotted Deer
plays a trick back on him.
3. The
Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett
Summary: Aloo-ki
loses her dog sled team and finds an igloo where three bears are staying.
She goes inside and eats their soup, tries on their boots, and falls asleep in
their beds.
4. The
Three Pigs by David Weisner
Summary: Three
little pigs build houses to escape a big bad wolf.
5. The
Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Summary: While
Mrs. Rabbit and the other bunnies gather food for supper, Peter runs away and
gets into trouble at a garden.
6. The
Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Summary: A lion
and a mouse become friends due to some unlikely circumstances. When the
mouse wakes up the lion he is upset but lets him go. A few pages later
the lion gets caught in a net by some hunters and the mouse gets him out by
biting threw the ropes.
7. The
Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Summary: The story
begins in World War II where a set of brothers and sisters are evacuated out
London and sent to live with the Professor. While there the children find
a wardrobe that has a doorway to a magical world called Narnia.
8. Tom
Thumb: Grimms’ Tales Retold and Illustrated by Eric Carle
Summary: A farmer
and his wife lived in the forest and were not well off, a Merlin came to their
door disguised as a beggar. The wife wanted nothing more then to have a
child. When the Merlin left they had a child no bigger then a thumb and
his name was Tom Thumb.
9. A
Christmas Carol By Charles Dickens
Summary: This
tale begins on Christmas Eve seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge's
business partner Jacob Marley. Scrooge is established within the first stave as
a greedy and stingy businessman who has no place in his life for kindness,
compassion, charity, or benevolence.
10. The
Cajun Gingerbread Boy By Bertha Amoss
Summary: Retelling of classic story in which gingerbread boy keeps
running through bayou country until he is outwitted and gobbled up by an alligator.
Comes with a die cut figure of gingerbread boy, which is passed through a slit
in each page.
11. The Little Red Hen By Paul Galdone
Summary: Henry
is a very particular sort of pig. "A place for everything and everything
in its place," he always says. But when he looks out his window he is
troubled. The farm is a mess! Henry is worried that nobody
will be able to find anything in this mess. So he draws a map showing
all the animals exactly where they belong. And Henry embarks on a
journey through the farm, his friends tagging along as he creates his map:
sheep in the woolshed, chickens in the coop, the horse in the stable. After the
map is complete, Henry uses it to bring himself back home, where he is
relieved to know that he is exactly where he belongs.
12. The Monkey and The Crocodile By Paul Galdone
Summary: On
the banks of the Ganges, a monkey lived in the rose apple
tree. While he was eating them, one day a crocodile came out of the river, and
the monkey threw down a few rose apples. The crocodile chomped on them and
found truly wonderful. After that action the monkey and the crocodile became
friends.
13. The Three Little Kittens By Paul Galdone
Summary: The favorite Mother Goose rhyme about the three careless
kittens who lost their mittens is given added appeal with Galdone's bold and
colorful illustrations.