Contains twenty-seven ghost tales of old Texas.

Presents the familiar story of Jack, magic beans, and the giant, adapted for beginning readers.

Presents six stories from China, each with an introductory essay that discusses the myth, legend, or tradition that inspired the story.

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little gators each build their house in an east Texas swamp, hoping for protection from the Big-bottomed Boar.

"Cuando Nicki se le cae uno de sus guantes blancos en la nieve, sigue caminando sin darse cuenta de que lo ha perdido. Uno a uno, los animales del bosque lo encuentran y se resguardan dentro."--cubierta de libro. "After Nicki accidentally drops his mitten in the forest it becomes an object of curiosity for a mole, a rabbit, a badger, a tiny brown mouse, and a big brown bear, as they all crawl into it."--Publisher.

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.

When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.

A Spanish-and-English-language retelling of the familiar story about three little pigs who outwit a hungry wolf.