Ages 6-8
Engaging adventure stories with clever heroes. Great for early readers and classroom use.
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The River Goddess and the Fisherman
The River Goddess and the Fisherman - a folk tale retold for young readers with a clear moral, simple words, and the warmth of a bedtime story from long ago.
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 6-8
Hansel and Gretel: A Short Retelling for Kids
Hansel and Gretel: A Short Retelling for Kids: In a small cottage at the edge of a great forest lived a woodcutter and his wife with two children - Hansel and
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Ages 6-8
The Elves and the Shoemaker: A Grimm Retelling
The Elves and the Shoemaker: A Grimm Retelling: In a quiet town of Germany, there lived a shoemaker whose heart was pure though his fortune was poor. His shop
Bengal Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Jewel in the Lotus
The Jewel in the Lotus: In Bengal, in the land of green rice paddies and meandering rivers, there lived a poor farmer named Ashok who owned nothing but his
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Loki and the Dwarves’ Wager
A Norse myth about Loki's foolish bet with the dwarves Sindri and Brokkr — the origin of Thor's hammer and a classic warning about reckless promises.
Norse Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Mead of Poetry
The Mead of Poetry: Before the world was young, before the stars had settled in their places, the giants possessed a great treasure - the Mead of Poetry. When
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Tanabata: The Star Festival
Tanabata: The Star Festival - a folk tale retold for young readers with a clear moral, simple words, and the warmth of a bedtime story from long ago.
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Girl Who Could Not Be Eaten
The Zulu tale of Untombinde, a king's proud daughter, and the swallowing monster of the haunted pool - who devours a whole nation and cannot keep a single soul down.
Japanese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Old Man Who Made Dead Trees Bloom
The Old Man Who Made Dead Trees Bloom - a folk tale retold for young readers with a clear moral, simple words, and the warmth of a bedtime story from long ago.
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Hare and the Hyena
An East African Swahili trickster tale: during a famine the clever hare Sungura outwits the greedy hyena Fisi, eating their shared honey-store under cover of invented naming-feasts. Tale type ATU 15.
Hitopadesha
Ages 3-5
The Tiger, the Brahmin, and the Jackal
The Tiger, the Brahmin, and the Jackal: In a time when the sacred teachings of the Vedas still echoed through the forests, there lived a learned Brahmin named
Hitopadesha
Ages 3-5
The Merchant’s Foolish Friend: A Hitopadesha Story of Honesty and Accountability
The Merchant's Foolish Friend: A Hitopadesha Story of Honesty and Ac: In a bustling city along the ancient trade routes, where merchants gathered to exchange