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An old woman was lonely, so she made a little boy out of gingerbread. When the gingerbread boy was done, the woman opened the oven, and the boy ran out the door. He ran and ran and ran, with all the people he met chasing him. They never can catch the Gingerbread Man!

It's been years since Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith introduced the world to the Cinderumpelstiltskin, Little Red Running Shorts, Chicken Licken, and the rest of the hilarious cast of characters in The Stinky Cheese Man. In this audio edition, listen to some really off-the-wall fairy tales...

Jack o’ Hearts is the top card player in the parish and is feeling pretty sure of himself. When he is challenged to a card game with stakes higher than high by a mysterious green man, well, Jack can’t resist. Sure, he’s never lost a tournament yet, has he? A hilarious reimagining of a traditional Newfoundland folktale, Jack and the Green Man is jam-packed with magic, romance, transformations, impossible tasks, unforgettable characters, a love ballad or two, and the ever-present threat of Jack’s head ending up on a spear.

Once upon a time, a fairy tale went very wrong! This new twist on a traditional story is packed with fun, humor, and energy. Long ago, in ancient Japan, two ninja warriors had everything they wanted in life, except for a child. So they decided to bake one! Out of the oven leaped a speedy, sneaky, and brave Ninjabread Man...who went on to cause absolute chaos!

When a tiger plays a trick on a wise man, how will he escape being eaten, especially when it seems that all the animals are against him? Will the jackal help him, or is it simply another trick? This traditional Indian tale, retold with a twist by Andrew Fusek Peters, provides an opportunity for talking about man's impact on the natural world.

Ich bin Enno, neun Jahre alt und komme aus Mali. Erst seit kurzem lebe ich mit meinem Papa und meiner kleinen Schwester Kira in München. Unser allerbester Freund, Gottfried, ist ein echter Turborabe! Er heißt so, weil er einen Turbodüsenmotor hat, mit dem er viel weiter und schneller fliegen kann als alle anderen Raben. Kira und ich haben schon einige Abenteuer mit Gottfried erlebt. Seid ihr bereit für ein paar mehr? Wenn die Bremer Stadtmusikanten Knast-Hühner befreien, dann hat sich Gottfried in die Welt der Grimm'schen Märchen eingeschlichen.