Wolf! by Becky Bloom - A wolf learns to read in order to impress a group of farmyard animals he has met

The principal's new clothes by Stephanie Calmenson - In this version of the Andersen tale the vain principal of P.S. 88 is persuaded by two tailors that they will make him an amazing, one-of-a-kind, suit that will be visible only to intelligent people

The runaway rice cake by Ying Chang Compestine - After chasing the special rice cake, Nian Gao, that their mother has made to celebrate the Chinese New Year, three poor brothers share it with an elderly woman and have their generosity richly rewarded

Little Red Cowboy Hat by Susan Lowell - A Southwestern version of "Little Red Riding Hood" in which Little Red rides her pony Buck to Grandma's ranch with a jar of cactus jelly in the saddlbag

The three little javelinas by Susan Lowell - A southwestern adaptation of "The Three Little Pigs"

The tortoise and the jackrabbit by Susan Lowell - Many of the animals that live in the southwestern desert witness the race between slow but steady Tortoise and the quick, overconfident Jackrabbit

Cinderella's rat by Susan Meddaugh - One of the rats that was turned into a coachman by Cinderella's fairy godmother tells his story

Sleepless Beauty by Frances Minters - In this updated, rhyming retelling of the traditional fairy tale, Beauty outwits the wicked witch and arranges for her own happy ending

The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith - Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales

The true story of the 3 little pigs by A. Wolf ; as told to Jon Scieszka - The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs

The Little Red Hen (makes a pizza) retold by Philemon Sturges - In this version of the traditional tale, the duck, the dog, and the cat refuse to help the Little Red Hen make a pizza but do get to participate when the time comes to eat it

Henny-Penny by Jane Wattenberg - While on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling, Henny Penny and her friends meet the very hungry Foxy-Loxy