A favorite German tale illustrated with soft watercolors.

A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.

A lively verse variation of this traditional tale. Ollie and Mollie reward six snipping, clipping elves for their shoemaking work and retire, rich and happy. Illustrated by Claire Tindall

On a moonlit night. . . In the magic of a moonshower, a childless couple finds a dozen tiny babies in a meadow. Written in classic folktale tradition, illustrated with astonishing paintings, The Rainbabies is woven from magic and moonbeams.

A humble shoemaker finds out that his business has declined because all of the local village people wear his shoes which do not seem to wear year after year. Three elves come to the rescue. Fillers include: Aesop's Fables "the Greedy Lion," A poem by Edward Lear "There Was an Old Lady of France," The Animal World -- "The Heron" and a color me page on the back inside cover

Tells the story of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf.