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"Did you know that gnome couples always have twin children? Or that a gnome is seven times as strong as a human? Do you want to hear some gossip from the gnome who knew Rembrandt? Dutch artist Rien Poortvliet's charming illustrations and physician Wil Huygen's detailed observations of the gnomes' habits, anatomy, and lifestyle are a delight for readers of all ages. Children will adore the gnome family's underground home and the constant interaction...

A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk. A tricky spider outwits all the other animals in this African folk tale.

Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth

Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in.

This story is based on a Pan-Asian folktale in which a trickster animal persuades crocodiles or sharks to form a bridge over water, under the pretext of counting them.

Bill was just four years old when he fell from the family wagon near the Pecos River on the western frontier. Accidentally left behind by his family, he was raised by coyotes, and he didn't realize he was human until he was an adult. When he did, Pecos Bill returned to civilization and used the superhuman powers he'd developed during his peculiar upbringing to become the best cowboy in the West.

Coyote receives his comeuppance when he tries to take something that does not belong to him.

With the help of his friends Bush-rat and Turtle, smart and nimble Rabbit makes a fool of the mighty but slowwitted king of the forest.

Join Jack and Annie as they research leprechauns and Irish folklore and find out the facts behind the fiction.

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."