Ideal for reading aloud with younger children, or for more experienced readers to enjoy independently, Kingfisher Treasuries offer a wonderful range of the very best writing for children. Carefully selected by an expert compiler, each collection reflects the real interests and enthusiasms of children. Stories by favorite classic and contemporary authors appear alongside traditional folk tales and fables in a lively mix of writing drawn from many cultures around the world.

Giants and monsters leap out of the pages of this larger-than-life collection-but as the fearless characters in these stories prove, even the fiercest monster can be overcome with a little ingenuity.There are kindly giants, too, and misunderstood monsters who simply want to be friends.Each numbered edition in the Treasury series features a star-studded array of authors. Collect them all!

The Selfish Giant

OSCAR WILDE

Thor's Stolen Hammer

A VIKING TALE

The Last of the Dragons

E. NESBIT

The Giant's Clever Wife

AN IRISH TALE

Jack and the Beanstalk

AN ENGLISH TALE

Assipattle and the Giant Sea

Serpent

A SCOTTISH TALE RETOLD BY

VIRGINIA HA VILAND

The Giant with the Three Golden

Hairs

GRIMM BROTHERS

Beauty and the Beast

MADAME DE BEAUMONT

The Sprightly Tailor

A CELTIC TALE

The Little Bull Calf

A FOLK TALE

Frightening the Monster in

Wizard's Hole

MARGARET MAHY

The Giant who Threw Tantrums

DAVID L. HARRISON

King Calamy and the Dragon's

Egg

JOHN CUNLIFFE

The Dragon and the Monkey

A CHINESE TALE