Folk Tales & Fables

The Musical Donkey (Marathi-English) $12.95

There was a donkey who felt so happy that he sang through the night in the cucumber field. The problem was that the cucumbers couldn't bear it. What did they do? Earthy illustrations in the patachitra style from Orissa...

The Snake and the Frogs (Marathi-English) $12.95

The old snake is punished - frogs will now ride on him. The frogs jump for joy - but they had better watch out! An unusual retelling, which swings sympathy in favour of the snake. Stunning pictures are based on wooden folk...

Four Friends (Marathi-English) $13.95

Big Hunter catches poor Deer in a net. Can Deer's friends help him escape? A well-loved fable about friendship and resourcefulness, simply told. The illustrations have the strong lines, vivid colours and animation of...

The Snake and the Frogs (Kannada-English) $12.95

The old snake is punished - frogs will now ride on him. The frogs jump for joy - but they had better watch out! An unusual retelling, which swings sympathy in favour of the snake. Stunning pictures are based on wooden folk...

The Musical Donkey (Kannada-English) $12.95

There was a donkey who felt so happy that he sang through the night in the cucumber field. The problem was that the cucumbers couldn't bear it. What did they do? Earthy illustrations in the patachitra style from Orissa...

Four Friends (Kannada-English) $12.95

Big Hunter catches poor Deer in a net. Can Deer's friends help him escape? A well-loved fable about friendship and resourcefulness, simply told. The illustrations have the strong lines, vivid colours and animation of...

The Rooster and the Sun (Marathi-English) $14.95

A farmer shouts at the sun becaue it is too hot to work in the field. The sun gets upset, goes away and refuses to return. Finally, a rooster tricks the sun to shine again -?? and every day from then on. This engaging tale...

The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Bengali-English) $18.95

The three billy goats need to cross the bridge to get to the fresh, green grass. But under the bridge lives a fierce and hungry Troll. The first goat tells the Troll to wait for his brother who is much bigger than him. The...

The Little Red Hen and The Grains of Wheat (Malay-English) $18.95

Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat but when she asks the cat, the dog and the goose to help her plant them, they are all too busy. When Little Red Hen has finally grown the wheat, harvested it, turned it into flour...

Little Red Riding Hood with CD (French-English) $19.95

Ideal for parents of kids ages two to seven who want to expose their children to a second language.  Ana Lomba is an internationally recognized language-learning expert specializing in teaching parents and educators how...

Little Pear and His Friends $7.95

Little Pear is a young boy who lives in a small village in China. Although his story takes place long ago, Little Pear is much like any little boy today--always on the lookout for excitement and adventure! Wherever Little...

Little Pear $7.95

Little Pear is a young boy who lives in a small village in China. Although his story takes place long ago, he is much like any little boy today--always on the lookout for excitement and adventure! Little Pear is just looking...

Little Inchkin $12.95

A re-telling of a Japanese folk tale, with paintings inspired by 19th-century Japanese prints. Hana and Tanjo long for a child. Buddha listens to their prayers - but the baby grows no bigger than a lotus blossom.

Jamil's Clever Cat: A Bengali Folk Tale $13.95

Jamil is a poor weaver who daydreams of marrying a princess and never again having to work his fingers to the bone. When he confesses his dream to his cat Sardul, the loyal cat resolves to make his master's wish come true...

Nine-In-One, Grr! Grr! $11.95

"Nine-in-one, Grr! Grr!" sings Tiger happily as she returns from the kingdom of the great god Shao. Shao has told her she will have nine baby tigers every year as long as she remembers his words: "Nine-in-one." Bird is...

Aleta and the Queen $16.95

Inspired by Homer-???+-?-+s Odyssey, Aleta relates the feats of women whose stories equal the drama of that great epic. Queen Penelope, left in charge when Odysseus went to fight at Troy, must outwit the traitors in her...

One Arabian Morning $7.95

Join Katelyn on a wild and exciting ride through the imagination and back again! All the classic Arabian folk-tale elements tumble about as Katelyn saves the day and the teapot! One morning, Katelyn decides to follow the...

Una and the Sea-Cloak $12.95

Martin can't believe his eyes when a strange girl emerges from the sea. "How can I go home now my sea-cloak is in tatters?" she cries. "When I wore it I could fly, walk, and swim to my home at the bottom of the sea." Martin...

The Barefoot Book of Animal Tales: From All Around the World with CDs $19.99

Find out how a monkey gets the better of a crocodile, how an unassuming spider helps her community when all of the stronger animals fail, and how a rabbit is rewarded for making a special sacrifice. Each of the stories in...

The Farmyard Jamboree with CD $12.99

This Chilean folktale-inspired read-aloud and song will have kids oinking and mooing 'til the cows come home.