Snow White

by Eric Blair

Published 1 January 2004
An easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a girl whose stepmother, jealous of Snow White's beauty, causes her to fall into a deep sleep.

Fisherman and His Wife

by Eric Blair

Published 1 January 2004
The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.

The Frog Prince

by Eric Blair

Published 1 January 2004
An easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a beautiful princess who makes a promise to a frog which she does not intend to keep.

Tom Thumb

by Eric Blair

Published 1 September 2004
A boy the size of his father's thumb has a series of adventures, including stopping a pair of thieves, being swallowed by a cow, and tricking a wolf into bringing him back home.

The Shoemaker and His Elves

by Eric Blair

Published 1 January 2004
An easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a kindly but poor shoemaker who gets unexpected help with his work.

The Bremen Town Musicians

by Eric Blair

Published 1 January 2004
While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers

Rumpelstiltskin

by Eric Blair

Published 1 January 2004
An easy-to-read retelling of a classic tale in which a strange man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal.

Sleeping Beauty

by Eric Blair

Published 1 September 2004
Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

Hansel and Gretel

by Eric Blair

Published 1 January 2004
When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

Brave Little Tailor

by Eric Blair

Published 1 January 2004
An easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a tailor whose boast about killing seven flies at one blow leads him to even greater feats.