Discover a weekly selection of award-winning children's stories and songs from Barefoot Books. We ar
A farmer's son becomes groom to the tsar of Russia and is set a series of impossible tasks. But his
This Native American Tale takes place when the world was still in darkness. When the animals learn a
A farmer digs up gold in his field of turnips, but he knows his wife will spread his secret and the
Old Heena works hard all her life and is always kind to others. See where Rainbow leads her to relax
Princess Fifine escapes from marrying an evil spirit disguised as a Golden Prince. The White Mare pr
An old shepherd follows a white butterfly while his friend dreams of making an equally tremendous jo
An old woman has a cooking pot that’s always full of food, as long as she chants the magic words eve
Every day, a cat and a blackbird go out in search of food while a rooster stays at home to mind the
In this well-loved German tale, the princess’s love for exploration leads her to the spindle that pu
Niall, the son of King Eochaid and the slave woman Cairenn, proves himself to be as worthy of the th
In the story that inspired Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” a woodsman named Jamie marries t
A donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster decide to run away to become musicians. They find success in Br
In this Hungarian story, a king wishes to be reunited with his old friend. With the help of the Tal
When a giant turns six princes and their brides into stone, it's up to Ashpattle, the youngest princ
In this Italian, operatic version of Cinderella, Cenerentola falls in love with Prince Ramiro, who i
When a jaguar is tricked by a magic snake, he must seek the help of the rainforest to reverse his fa
When the Queen of Leinster wishes to give up her twelve sons for a daughter, an old woman grants her
A king and queen adopt a little white rat when it becomes apparent they will never have any children
In this story that inspired Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, the King of Cecelia causes his wife to
In this Iranian story, a magical talking, flying colt called Qeytas saves a prince from his stepmoth
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