Jack and the Beanstalk
by John Cech
J 398.209 ENG CEC

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune. Includes historical notes on versions of this tale.

Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka
by Tomie De Paola
E DE PAOLA, T.

While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.

The Owl and the Pussycat
by Edward Lear
J 821.8 LEA

After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married.

Pirican Pic and Pirican Mor
by Hugh Lupton
J 398.209 SCO LUP

The story of two friends who go off to pick walnuts. Their adventure begins after one friend has been busy picking the walnuts, while the other has eaten every one. Based on a Scottish folktale.

The Last Snake in Ireland: A Story about St. Patrick
by Sheila MacGill-Callahan
E MACGILL-CALLAHAN, S.

Before he becomes a saint, Patrick drives all the snakes but one out of Ireland and that last one he throws into Scotland's Loch Ness.

The Adventures of Tom Thumb
by Marianna Mayer
J 398.209 ENG MAY

After many adventures, a tiny boy, no bigger than his father's thumb, earns a place as the smallest Knight of the Round Table.

William Shakespeare's The Tempest
by Marianna Mayer
J 822.33 SHA MAY

When the wizard Prospero seeks revenge on his enemies, his beautiful daughter, Miranda, combines forces with the playful sprite Ariel and the handsome Prince Ferdinand to teach him the power of love and forgiveness.

Angela and the Baby Jesus
by Frank McCourt
E MCCOURT, F.

Six year-old Angela of Limerick, Ireland, worries for the Baby Jesus on the altar of St. Joseph's Church near School House Lane where she lives and on the damp, cold December nights the baby is sure to need her help.

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village
by Laura Amy Schlitz
J 812.6 SCH

A collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.

London Bridge is Falling Down!
by Peter Spier
J 398.8 LON

Illustrates the nursery rhyme and children's game about London Bridge's falling down. Includes a history of the bridge and music score.

Beowulf. Book One: Grendel the Ghastly
by Michelle L. Szobody
J 392.209 ENG SZO

A simplified and illustrated retelling of the exploits of the Anglo-Saxon warrior, Beowulf, and how he came to defeat the monster Grendel.

Charles Dickens and Friends
by Marcia Williams
JF SS WILLIAMS, M.

Five tales by Charles Dickens ("Oliver Twist," "Great Expectations," "A Tale of Two Cities," "David Copperfield," and "A Christmas Carol") retold in the form of comic strips.

Small Beauties: The Journey of Darcy Heart O'Hara
by Elvira Woodruff
E WOODRUFF, E.

Darcy Heart O'Hara, a young Irish girl who neglects her chores to observe the beauties of nature and everyday life, shares "family memories" with her homesick parents and siblings after the O'Haras are forced to emigrate to America in the 1840s.