When asked about his summer vacation, a boy spins a wild tale of globe-spanning adventures.

Grandad bakes Grandma a whopper of a birthday cake. Includes recipe and directions for chocolate cake.

A gingerbread man, baked by a little old lady for her husband, bursts from the oven ready to save the world, beginning with trying to rescue some brownies from a macaroon gone mad.

A formidable librarian makes readers not only out of the once resistant residents of her small town, but out of a tough-talking, television-watching motorcycle gang as well.

Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.

Presents the life story of the enormous lumberjack, Paul Bunyan, who along with his blue ox Babe, is said to have made the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota with his footsteps.

Stories include: Giglamesh and Enkidu -- David and Goliath -- The tale of Scheherazade -- The tale of Ali Baba and the forty thieves -- The Emperor's new clothes -- The world's greatest fisherman -- How Tom Sawyer painted a fence -- Tall tales of Paul Bunyan -- Min Tzu Chien -- Two monks and the gross slimy monster -- The monkey's paw -- Rip Van Winkle -- Clever Doris -- Abu Hassan's mighty wind -- Adventures of Thor and Loki -- The tinder box --...

Presents new twists on familiar folklore characters, including Johnny Appleseed, Annie Oakley, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and many more! This book uses traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, and repetition) to invite young children to read along with peers or an adult. With clear, color-coded typography, and sly, lively illustrations, this collection is sure to entertain while encouraging reading skills and interaction with others....

Presents the life story of John Henry, the African American railroad legend known as the "Steel Driving Man."