Yolen, Jane,

Once there was a story : tales from around the world, perfect for sharing / Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Jane Dyer. - 141 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

"A Paula Wiseman book."

Includes bibliographical references.

How to love a story: an introduction -- The gingerbread man -- The turnip -- Lazy Jack -- The little red hen -- The little dld lady who lost her dumpling -- The Bremen Town musicians -- Tops and bottoms -- The old woman and her pig -- Stone soup -- Rosechild -- The lion and the mouse -- The mean tiger and the hare -- The grasshopper and the ant -- The ugly duckling -- The tortoise and the hare -- The city mouse and the country mouse -- Plip, plop -- The hen and the big, bad fox -- Noah's ark -- The sow, the mare, and the cow -- The determined tortoise and the world's wisdom -- Silly wishes -- The shoemaker and the elves -- Stonecutter -- Ali's wretched sack -- The two neighbors -- The golden goose -- The merman's sock -- How Anansi spider got all his stories -- The sweet porridge pot -- Brave Marietta -- Frog prince.

A collection of thirty shareable fairy tales, folk tales, and fables from around the world that includes magic tales, homey tales, animal tales, and two tales by Jane Yolen.

ISBN: 9781416971726

LCCN: 2017010356

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Tales.
Folklore.
Fairy tales.