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Brief stories featuring such creatures as flower fairies, elves, dwarves, and river sprites.

At first, Bartholomew Cubbins had just one hat, but when the King ordered him to take it off, he found that he cound not--each time there was another on his head.

Recounts the prodigious feats of Paul Bunyan, the biggest and best lumberjack who ever lived.

"Fairy tales for our times from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours. A poisoned apple and a monkey's paw with the power to change fate; a girl whose extraordinarily long hair causes catastrophe; a man with one human arm and one swan's wing; and a house deep in the forest, constructed of gumdrops and gingerbread, vanilla frosting and boiled sugar. In A Wild Swan and Other Tales, the people and the talismans of lands far, far away--the mythic...

Recounting his first two hundred years of life, a vampire tells of his erotic alliance with Claudia, whose passions are forever locked up in the body of a child.

Having already appropriated Odin and Loki for his novel American Gods, Gaiman turns his restless imagination to a retelling of Norse folklore (a youthful interest of his). He begins by introducing us to the three main mythological figures: Odin, the highest and oldest of the gods; his son, Thor, who makes up in brawn what he lacks in brains; and Loki, offspring of giants and a wily trickster. In a series of stories, we learn how Thor acquired his...

"A flower-spouting princess, gobbling prince, emerald-winged fairy, foolish giants, fearsome ogres, and talking frog and fish are just a few of the captivating characters found in this anthology of beloved stories from 29 places around the world, from the Arctic to Africa to Asia to Australia to Europe to the Americas"-- Provided by publisher

Eight-year-old Maddie and her family move to a farm called Horsetail Hollow, and after she and her six-year-old sister find a wishing well, a magnificent white horse appears--but Maximus is a fairy tale horse, conjured out of Evie's book--so when the girls try to wish him back into his story they all end up in the fairy tale, trying to save Rapunzel.

"A collection of five well-loved fairy tales from acclaimed folk artist Will Moses"-- Provided by publisher.

In this modern version of Jack and the beanstalk, Jack trades his bike for some magic beans, and climbs the beanstalk to the apartment of Mr. Briareus, a large man with a magic chicken and a singing harp.