Once there was a story : tales from around the world, perfect for sharing /
Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Jane Dyer.
- First edition.
- 141 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm.
"A Paula Wiseman book."
How to Love a Story: An Introduction -- The Gingerbread Man -- The Turnip -- Lazy Jack -- The Little Red Hen -- The Little Old Lady Who Lost Her Dumplings -- The Bremen Town Musicians -- Tops and Bottoms -- The Old Woman and Her Pig -- Stone Soup -- Rosechild -- The Lion and the Mouse -- The Mean Tiger and the Hare -- The Grasshopper and the Ant -- The Ugly Duckling -- The Three Little Pigs -- The Tortoise and the Hare -- The City Mouse and the Country Mouse -- Plip, Plop -- The Hen and the Big, Bad Fox -- Noah's Ark -- The Sow, the Mare, and the Cow -- Silly Wishes -- The Shoemaker and the Elves -- Stonecutter -- The Two Neighbors -- The Golden Goose -- The Merman's Sock -- How Spider Anansi Got All His Stories -- The Sweet Porridge Pot -- Brave Marietta -- Frog Prince.
A collection of thirty shareable fairy tales, folk tales, and fables from around the world that includes magic tales, homey tales, animal tales, and two tales by Jane Yolen.