Anyone who teaches, lead, or speaks in public has had the experience of needing to fill short...

Maybe it’s a king who spills a drop of honey and refuses to clean it up—until that tiny mess grows into a giant problem. Maybe it’s some sandpipers and whales who start a silly argument that nearly destroys the place they all call home. Or maybe it’s a man who thinks a weapon will make him powerful, or a troop of monkeys who follow their leader into water that’s far too deep.

People have been telling “fool stories” for as long as anyone can remember. After all, everyone has a noodlehead day now and then—a day when your brain seems to take a little vacation. As you’ll see in this collection, silly characters come in every shape and size. They might make ridiculous mistakes, mix things up, or leap before they look, but that’s what makes their adventures so much fun.

Discover the transformative power of Kindness Tales: World Folktales to Talk About, a captivating collection of over 40 folktales from global oral traditions. Award-winning author Margaret Read MacDonald curates these stories to show how simple acts of sharing and caring can make the world a gentler, safer place.

Perfect for educators and parents, these "tellable" tales encourage audience participation and highlight universal values like fairness and responsibility.

A take-charge Cinderella from an old folktale...a folktale from the French countryside. Little Flea...

This picture book biography tells the story of Meg Lowman, a groundbreaking female scientist called...

Robyn Kellen has been the new kid six times. She’s practically an expert on the subject and has...

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by...

A determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country to meet her idol. She's ready for an...

A red squirrel stows away on a canoe to fulfill his dream of joining a group of voyageurs--men who...

From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes “a memorable family story” (Booklist, starred review)...

It's the summer of 1858, and London's River Thames STINKS. What is creating this revolting smell...

Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, have had enough. Not only do they have to...