San Souci, Robert D

A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love.

A Spanish American retelling of the familiar story of a kind girl who is mistreated by her jealous stepmother and stepsisters. In this version, the Virgin Mary replaces the traditional fairy godmother.

A Christmas Eve journey with a nautical Santa on his gift-laden ark uplifts the heart of a lonely girl.

A collection of scary folktales from the United States, China, England, Italy, Russia, and other countries around the world.

Although she is mocked and mistreated by her two older sisters, an Indian maiden wins a mighty invisible warrior to be her husband with her kind and honest heart.

Retells one of many versions of how an Eskimo maiden became goddess of the sea.

In this retelling of an Irish folktale, a brave young woman battles a sea serpent and rescues her true love from a giant.

A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.