Kimmel, Eric A

A kind and honest young pirate and his ragamuffin crew thwart evil pirates by rescuing and giving riches to the innocent and the poor.

A variation of two tales from the Brothers Grimm, in which four orphaned sisters disguise themselves as men to go out in the world and learn a trade.

Eight stories, with a "shammes" story for each, to be read on the eight nights of Hanukkah.

Bearhead succeeds in outwitting the witch Madame Hexaba and a frog-headed goblin.

As Little Britches, in her best attire, starts for the rodeo in town, she is waylaid by several rattlesnakes wanting to do her harm, but with some quick thinking she finds a way to outsmart them all.

Pumpkinhead sets out to see if the rest of the world is the same as Pumpkintown, but because of some tricky squirrels, neither he nor the rest of his town finds out.

Seven short stories about samurai warriors, their way of life, courage, wit, and foolishness.

Villagers take in a flock of golden birds nearly frozen by an early snow and are rewarded with beautifully decorated eggs the next spring.

A dog and a wolf help each other in time of need in this Ukrainian tale explaining why dogs and wolves are forever friends.

A skeptical visitor to the village of Nemirov finds out where its rabbi really goes just before the Jewish New Year, when the villagers claim he goes to heaven to speak to God.