Something From Nothing
by Phoebe Gilman
from Scholastic Press
A modern adaptation of this favorite Jewish folktale describes how the blanket grandfather had made for young Joseph is transformed over the years into a jacket, a button, and, ultimately, a story.
Once upon a Golden Apple (Picture Puffins)
by Jean Little
from Puffin
Reading fairy tales on a family picnic--what could be nicer?p renditions have two small children in stitches. "Lively . . . an especially pleasant book."--School Library Journal. Full color.
Grandma and the Pirates
When Grandma makes a noodle pudding and sets it on the window to cool, its delicious aroma wafts out to sea. In no time at all, hungry pirates come ashore and snatch the pudding--along with Grandma. Full-color illustrations.
Jillian Jiggs to the Rescue
The Gypsy Princess
from Scholastic
Living with her aunt in a gypsy caravan, Cinnamon tells fortunes while longing for the life of a princess, and when she meets the Princess Cyprina, she is invited to live with her in the palace.
The Balloon Tree
from Firefly Books
Little princess Leora likes balloons very much, but her evil uncle hates balloons and he destroys all the balloons except one.
The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs
After discovering that buttons look just like pigs' noses, Jillian Jiggs embarks on an extravagant pig-making enterprise. She makes pirate pigs, princess pigs, striped pigs, and plaid pigs and sells them for ten cents each. Full color.
Jillian Jiggs and the Secret Surprise
The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs
She's back, the wonderful, marvelous Jillian Jiggs, and this time her room REALLY is FULL of pigs!
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