T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house…for decades families have gathered together to read Clement C. Moore’s eternally enchanting holiday poem. And now there’s a magical new version to ring in the season with joy.

A wolf named Tempesto huffs and puffs in this wildly comic retelling of an old favorite. (“Open up, Pork Chop, or I’ll flatten this dump!”) In this rendition, the three pigs, Percy, Pete, and Prudence, and their mama, Serafina Sow, enjoy a thriving waffle business until one morning when Tempesto shows up with a taste for more than waffles. Children will cheer the pigs’ efforts to outwit the surly creature and comb the pictures for Kellogg’s hilarious visual nuances. The story might also motivate a comparison of Kellogg’s retelling with …

This is a Caldecott Medal-winning masterpiece. Readers will be amazed as characters jump out of the pages of one story into the next, changing illustration styles as they go. This Three Little Pigs story begins as expected. But when the wolf comes to the house of straw and blows it down, he blows the pig right out of the picture — and the story! Soon all three pigs are soaring from one tale to the next.

According to A. Wolf, this is the “real” story of “The Three Little Pigs.” From prison (where he is serving time for his alleged crimes), Wolf relates his side of this famous story. The whole hullabaloo started because he had a cold and needed a cup of sugar for his dear granny’s birthday cake. While trying to borrow some from his neighbor in the straw house, he sneezed so hard that he blew down the house and killed the First Little Pig. “It seemed like a shame to leave a …

One night a very lonely firefly goes off in search of friends. Each time he sees a flicker of light he flies off toward it, but none of them turn out to be fireflies. He sees a lantern, an owl’s eyes, even headlights shining in the darkness. Will the lonely firefly ever find creatures like himself?

A classic in its own time, The Very Lonely Firefly is finally available in a LAP SIZED board book format, perfect for the youngest readers and the smallest hands. And just as in the hardcover …

Thumbelina is content to spend her days rowing in a boat made from a tulip petal and sleeping in a cradle made from a polished walnut shell. Then one horrible night a toad kidnaps her, and she is tossed from one wretched adventure to another.

Will Thumbelina be forced to marry the toad’s son or spend her days deep underground with a rich mole? Only her steadfast kindness and bravery and the help of some loyal friends will lead Thumbelina to true love.

Two-time Caldecott Honor artist Brian Pinkney’s adaptation of the …

Whatley’s pigs build their houses out of straw, sticks, and bricks. So far, readers are led to expect a familiar story. But when the first little pig finishes building his house, he hears a splash followed by a mysterious voice saying, “Oops! I spilled my juice.” Now the pig’s new straw house is soggy and sticky and soon collapses. The book’s illustrator is messing up the story! Then the clumsy illustrator runs out of red paint. The three pale pigs undergo all kinds of color changes until they can’t take …