Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Jack and his mother were very poor. One day Jack takes their only cow and sells it for handful of beans. His mother is very angry, and tells Jack to throw the beans out the window! By the next morning the magic beans have grown into a gigantic beanstalk. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds a large castle at the top. In the castle is a goose that lays golden eggs. Jack takes the goose, and sets off back down the beanstalk. A giant follows Jack. When...

A princess takes refuge from her wicked stepmother in the forest cottage of seven dwarfs. Includes a "ready to tell" section that asks children to rearrange scrambled episodes from the story and retell it, a picture dictionary of key words, a related activity, and notes for adults that provide background on the story and suggestions for encouraging children to read and discuss.

A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

Retells the classic fairy tale in which a princess sleeps for a hundred years and is reawakened by a prince, and includes a picture dictionary and other resources for readers.

Fox keeps hopping on a box to try to reach some food until he discovers there is food in the box.

Nid's pod is bent! Can the bugs fix it before lunch?

Old Mr Whimple has lost his potion. Can the bugs find it and stop the slugs?

"Ed may be a superhero, but who will save him?"

A boy tries to catch a mouse, but the smart mouse seems to be having fun evading the boy's traps. Features both simple and sophisticated text on side-by-side pages to facilitate shared reading and encourage early reading skills in children.

"Cat wants to catch Rat and turn him into a tasty snack, but Pat is determined to prevent it!" -- p. [4] of cover.