Central Kansas Library System

"In this modern-day re-telling of Aesop's fable 'The Lion and the Mouse, ' James doesn't turn in a misbehaving kindergartner and in turn, she helps him"--

"In this modern-day re-telling of Aesop's fable 'The City Mouse and the Country Mouse, ' Liz turns up her nose at farm cooking while Abby learns she prefers the peace of the farm to the excitement of the city"--

After visiting each other's homes, Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willie who lives in the country, decide that they prefer their own place.

A mouse begs a lion for mercy and, after he is set free, promises that he will help the lion some day in return.

Retells how the wolf's plan to get into the sheep pen backfires when the farmer butchers him for a lamb dinner.

A simplified retelling of the classic Aesop's fable about a ball game between the birds and the animals, and Bat, who wants to play on the winning team.

A very clever yeti eludes the traps of children as he hides in the snow-covered mountains he calls home.

Mrs. Pidgeon has been reading Aesop's fables to her second grade class. What's a fable? Well, it's a story that has animals as characters, and it teaches you something important, and... Once again it is Gooney Bird Greene who knows how to turn lessons into fun. She has an idea. A fabulous idea! What if each child creates his or her own fable, and tells it to the class? One by one Mrs. Pidgeon's students create costumes and stories and morals and excitement....

A very clever snowman eludes the traps of the group of children who built him as a contest entry, while gathering items for a surprise.

"The Ugly Duckling" is a classic story of a small, ugly duckling who is shunned by every animal and person he encounters-until he grows into a beautiful swan and finds others of his kind. This story's message of the beauty inside everyone has been inspiring readers for hundreds of years, and a new generation of readers will discover it through this fresh retelling. Clear, simple text is accompanied by colorful illustrations. The close relationship...