Frank Carlson Library

When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.

A poor young man is saved by his very amazing, and very clever, cat who dons a pair of boots and impresses the king.

A retelling of the French fairy tale in which a clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

Not only is grandmother eaten up in this Perrault version, but so is Little Red Riding Hood.

Brown's illustrated translation of Perrault's tale in which Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper in her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect won the 1955 Caldecott medal.

Although mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother.

When the little old lady claims she has no food to give him, a hungry young man proceeds to make a soup with a stone and water.

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful young woman releases a handsome young man from the spell which has made him into an ugly beast. A retelling, set in the early 1900's in New York City, of the traditional tale in which a kind and beautiful young woman, through her great capacity to love, releases a handsome young man from the spell which has made him into an ugly beast.

Once Upon a Time... These magically enchanting words begin the first of twenty-eight timeless tales retold or written by Hans Christian Anderson, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and others. Artwork filled with exquisite color and detail brings beautiful princess, wicked stepmothers, wild swans, and enchanted felines to life on these pages. Children will enjoy hearing such favorites as "Cinderella" and "Puss in Boots," as well as lesser-known...

"You've got to get the girl to fall in love with you!" The Beast's only chance to break the spell is for him to fall in love with Belle and earn her love in return.