Virginia Haviland

Thirty-two of the world's best-loved fairy tales, including the The Emperor's New Clothes, The Frog Prince, Gone is Gone, The Sun and the Wind, and The Bremen Town Musicians.

A compendium of stories from the author's previous books, with several tales from each of sixteen countries.

Seven well-known German tales: The Frog Prince, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Rapunzel, The Cat and the Mouse in Partnership, Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel and Gretel, and The Bremen Town Musicians.

Includes The Flea, Four Brothers Who Were Both Wise and Foolish, The Half-Chick, The Carlanco, Juan Cigarron, and The Enchanted Mule.

A retelling of a Danish tale in which a magical talking pot causes a poor family to triumph over a rich couple.