McKinney Library Kid's Catalog

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. A tailor who kills seven flies with one blow outwits the king and earns half his kingdom and his daughter's hand in marriage.

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.

A freshly baked gingerbread cowboy escapes from the rancher's wife's kitchen and eludes his pursuers in this western United States version of the "Gingerbread Boy."

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

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother. Includes a note about the history of the tale.

Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.

Little Red Riding Hood learn valuable lessons about trusting sweet-talk and talking to strangers in her treak across the woods.

This book is a collection of fairy tales featuring Hello Kitty and the central character.

A little girl meets a wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother. Includes another version of the tale by Charles Perrault pasted onto endpapers, and notes on the illustrations and translations.

Harry incorporates his fascination with earwigs into Miss Mackle's class project of acting out a fairy tale in front of the other third graders.