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In this take on the classic folk song, farmer MacDonald and his wife gather their tools and with the helpful farm animals they build--a boat.

A lonely little mouse has to be resourceful in order to bring his family back together.

A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.

"Goodnight fire. Goodnight plane. Goodnight dump truck. Goodnight train. Goodnight bus, and even bigger, best of all, say...Goodnight digger!"--Page 4 of cover.

Little red riding hood sets off through the forest to visit her grandmother. A wolf swallows Red riding hood's granny, and chases Red riding hood. A nearby lumberjack comes along just in time to save Red riding hood, and her grandmother, too!

Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal that while letters of the alphabet resemble each other, each is also unique, as if they, like human beings, are part of the same family.

Jack and his mother were very poor. One day Jack takes their only cow and sells it for handful of beans. His mother is very angry, and tells Jack to throw the beans out the window! By the next morning the magic beans have grown into a gigantic beanstalk. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds a large castle at the top. In the castle is a goose that lays golden eggs. Jack takes the goose, and sets off back down the beanstalk. A giant follows Jack. When...