H. C. Andersen

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.

"A rhyming twist on a classic fairy tale in which a queen places a pea under a young lady's mattress to see if she is truly a princess. Incorporates Spanish words and Includes a glossary"--

By feeling a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds, a girl proves she is a real princess.

When a lonely Penguin Prince meets the Penguin Princess of his dreams, he asks for her fin in marriage. But can she pass the pea test and prove that she is a real princess? Janet Perlman, an award-winning animator, creates a colorful cartoon kingdom of penguin characters that are expressive and charming. This retelling of the classic tale is guaranteed to bring on the giggles!

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals in the barnyard before he grows into a beautiful swan.

An illustrated retelling of twenty-two folktales, fairy tales, and fables.

Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making clothing that will make him look "cool" and will let him know who else is "cool," as well, but when he wears them during the Royal Parade, a child cries out that the emperor has nothing on. Includes author's note about the story's origins.

A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale about a girl who is only one inch tall.

When Mother Ducks eggs hatch, one little duckling is clumsy and noisyand very ugly! And no matter how hard he tries to fit in, the other animals just laugh at him. Will the ugly duckling ever find a friend?

A bilingual tale of a prince who despairs of ever finding a real princess to marry. When a young lady shows up at the castle, only the queen will be able to determine if she's really the princess she claims to be, by hiding a tiny green pea hidden under twenty down mattresses.