As Duckling sets off to explore the world, Chick is close behind, mimicking each of his actions with a perky "Me too." But when Duckling decides to go for a swim, his friend is in for a surprise. This charming tale, with brightly colored illustrati...
Caught out in the rain, an ant takes shelter under a very tiny mushroom. Soon, a wet butterfly, then a drenched mouse, a dripping sparrow, and even a rain-soaked rabbit each beg to join him under his miniature umbrella. How can the ant let the others...
Young readers will be highly amused by the chaos the mirror creates when simple folk fail to recognize themselves. Pastel illustrations warmly and humorously complement a sensitive retelling of the Korean folktale.
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"""An ingenious barnyard story, brief but well-paced, simple but colorful.""--Booklist. ""The bright pictures and the wealth of animal sounds and actions make it a natural for the very youngest.""--School Library Journal."...
After marrying his three daughters off to the Sun, Moon, and Raven, the foolish King tries to emulate the special talents of his sons-in-law, with ridiculous results, in a lively retelling of an old Russian folktale....
The classic collection of wildly inventive and bitingly satirical tales of post-revolutionary Russia: “amusing and excellent reading” (Isaac Bashevis Singer). This famous collection of Soviet satire from 1918 to 1963 devastatingly lampoons...