Books by Mara Alperin

Poor Isabel! The king has locked her in a tower and ordered her to spin straw into gold. It's impossible! Then a mysterious, magical man appears, offering to help ... But what does he want in return?

When an acorn drops on Chicken Licken's head, he thinks the sky is falling and dashes off to tell the King. But instead he finds Foxy Loxy... Is Chicken Licken about to become Chicken Lunch?

The naughty gingerbread man is having so much fun! He scurries away from all the hungry animals, but then he meets a crafty fox... Will the gingerbread man meet a sticky end?

The shoemaker and his wife just love dancing the night away! But when they run out of money, it seems their dancing days are over. Then one morning, they find the most magnificent pair of shoes. But who has made them . . . and why?

When Mother Duck's eggs hatch, one little duckling is wibbly and wobbly... and very ugly! The other animals laugh at him - how will the ugly duckling ever find a friend?

When Jack climbs up an enormous beanstalk, he discovers a giant's castle high up in the clouds. But the giant likes to eat little boys... How ever will Jack escape?

When Little Red arrives at Granny's cottage, there's someone BIG, HAIRY and very, very SCARY waiting in Granny's bed... Will Little Red be breakfast for that big, bad wolf?

When Goldilocks sneaks into the three bear's cottage, no one seems to be home. But the bears soon return from their walk... Will they catch that naughty little girl?