traditional literature

What J. J.'s mother wants for her birthday is more time, so he sets off to the enchanted land of Tir na n'Og to find her present.  Faerie lore and Irish fiddle tunes add mystery to the clever plot.

Both traditional and fresh, lively and literary, this retelling features a brown-skinned child who travels through the winter woods to visit her ailing grandmother. Gorgeously detailed illustrations on oversized double-paged spreads are full of touches that extend the familiar story.

Foiled at every turn, a nattily dressed wolf tries to catch some snacks: three pigs, a red-hooded little girl, an outspoken shepherd, and others. Five amiably illustrated folktales in comic format have plenty of details to amuse careful observers.