A Fairy Tale Treasury/John Kurtz

From a great giant to a tiny child and from a wicked stepmother to a kindly granny, all of the characters in these classic folktales are African Americans. Children will delight in the timeless pleasures of these six fairy tales: Rapunzel , in which the heroine's long hair forms a ladder for her rescue; Cinderella , a tale of patience and humility rewarded; Beauty and the Beast , the triumph of true love over appearances; Little Red Riding Hood , involving a close call with a crafty wolf; the search for what is "just right" in Goldilocks and the Three Bears ; and a foolish boy's transformation into a hero in Jack and the Beanstalk . About the Author: Designer and artist John Kurtz has worked for Sesame Street, Nickelodeon, and other companies. He is also the creator of Dover's Claus Kids activity books.