Books in the Silver Penny Stories series

Little Red Riding Hood has to deliver goodies to grandma, but when the hungry Big Bad Wolf spots the girl in the woods, he decides to trick her into becoming dinner.

A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic story, in which a tin soldier falls hopelessly in love with a paper ballerina. With one full page illustration per spread, it is illustrated and designed for the modern reader.

What happens when a princess promises to marry a helpful frog, but doesn't want to keep her vow? This fairy tale shows children that you have to look beyond skin-deep to see how beautiful a person (or frog!) really is. With one full page illustration per spread and skillfully retold for a young reader, it is designed for the modern reader.

When a poor miller tells the king his daughter can weave straw into gold, she doesn't know what to do. If she succeeds, the king will marry her! But how can she complete this impossible task? Only with the help of a strange little gnome with a very unusual name.