CAROLYN SHERWIN BAiLEY (1875--1961) was a prolific American author and editor of children's books. For many years she was the editor of American Childhood magazine, and in 1947 she won the Newbery Medal for her doll story, Miss Hickoru.

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Storytime magic casts its spell in this treasury of time-honored tales from many lands. Handed down from one generation to another are such delightful stories as ""Johnny Cake," an early English peasant tale; ""The Wonderful Pot" and "The Little Old Woman Who Went to the North Wind," two entertaining Danish fables; "The Gold Bugs," an old German tale; and "Why the Bear Sleeps All Winter," a popular story from the American South.

In addition to the title story, young listeners will also delight in hearing such old read-aloud favorites as ""The Three Bears," "The Little Girl Who Wanted the Stars," "Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar," "The Boy Who Found His Fortune," "The Discontented Coffee Pot," "Why the Bear Has a Stumpy Tail," "Chicken Little," "The Cat and the Mouse," "The Story of Lambikin," "How Drakestail Went to the King" and many others.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

The Teeny, Tiny Lady

The Wee, Wee Man

Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar 

The Cat and the Mouse

Chicken Little

How Drakestail Went to the King

Little Bear

The Story of Lambikin

Johnny Cake

The Wonderful Pot

The Three Bears

The Little Boy Who Found His Fortune

The Little Old Woman Who Went to the North Wind

Why the Bear Sleeps All Winter

Little Footsteps Upon the Water

The Gold Bugs

The Discontented Coffee Pot

Why the Bear Has a Stumpy Tail

How the Fox Played Herdsman

The Little Girl Who Wanted the Stars

Why the Field Mouse Is Little