Gilly and her friends must prepare for a giant invasion after Jack plants magic beans, earning him a spot in Fairy Tale Reform School and reminding Gilly how good it feels to be bad.

The Big Friendly Giant is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and it's lucky for Sophie that he is. If she had been carried off by any of the other giants she would have been breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are headed to England to steal some little children, she and the BFG decide they must stop them once and for all.

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When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #15: Leprechaun in Late Winter, they had lots of questions. What are leprechauns? How do we know...

Txiv nraug ntsuag (The orphaned bachelor) thiab zaj laug ntxhais ntxawm is a folktale of the Hmong people of Laos. Its origin is not known, but it is set during peaceful times in the mountains of Southern China. It is from a time when people were still one with nature. Natural and supernatural beings co-existed. It precedes modern civilization. At that time individuals had to fend for themselves, using brute strength. The family is everything - without...

Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a poor man goes to the Rabbi for advice.

Three clever billy goats outwit a big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way across the river.

Retells the classic tale in which a poor but clever traveler finds a way to get the townspeople to share their food with him.