This is a compilation of fairy tales and folktales from around the world concentrating on children. There is one fairy tale for each letter of the alphabet. The

Encyclopedic in its coverage, this one-of-a-kind reference is ideal for students, scholars, and others who need reliable, up-to-date information on folk and fai

Equipped with a needle and a rice bowl, Issun Bãoshi, an inch-tall boy, leaves home for the city and finds work as the companion to a nobleman's daughter, whom

41 Japanese, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales: "The Snow-Queen," "The Cunning Shoemaker," "The Two Brothers," "The Merry Wives," "The Man without a Heart," and

Includes twenty-seven folktales from Europe, Asia, Africa, India, the Arctic, and the Americas.