From the land of fantastic castles, vast lakes and deep forests, the brothers Grimm collected a treasury of entrancing folk and fairy stories full of giants and dwarfs, witches and princesses, magic beasts and cunning boys. From favorites such as the Frog-Prince and Hansel and Gretel to the delights of Ashputtel or Old Sultan, all are vivid with timeless mystery.

"Jack and his poor mother follow all the rules of this classic tale. But can they escape the raging Giant? Jack must return time and again to ask the Giant to return his family's wealth. Each time the Giant makes new demands. Readers will marvel at the twists and turns in this gruesome tale."--

When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.

Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.

A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.

"Unlike the classic Grimm's tale told to children for centuries, our heroine never makes it past the Wolf in Grandma's clothing. In this grim retold tale, Little Dead Riding Hood joins forces with the Wolf to trap unsuspecting boys and girls deep in the forest."--

Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do the chores, but when the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for.

After putting on a lion disguise, a silly donkey amuses himself by frightening all of the animals in the forest until he meets a clever fox.

"Goldilocks may have escaped the wrath of the 3 bears, but her luck runs out when this busy-body stumbles into a haunted house. Young readers will enjoy this grim retelling of the well-known tale."--

Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well.