Robert D San Souci

A Creole variant of the familiar Cinderella tale set in the Caribbean and narrated by the godmother who helps Cendrillon find true love. An enchanting new version of the Cinderella story that is based on a French Creole tale & uses Martinique as its setting. You may think you already know this story about a beautiful servant girl, a cruel stepmother, a magnificent ball, and a lost slipper. But you've never heard it for true. Now you can hear the tale...

Thirty chilling stories from around the world provide plenty of shivers in this spooky collection. If you liked Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, you’ll devour these spin-tingling tales!
 
Curl up with old friends like Washington Irving's "Guests from Gibbet Island" or Charles Dickens' "Chips." Or make the acquaintance of "The Skull That Spoke" and "The Monster of Baylock"—but beware of spectral visitors like "The...

A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.

A Spanish American retelling of the familiar story of a kind girl who is mistreated by her jealous stepmother and stepsisters. In this version, the Virgin Mary replaces the traditional fairy godmother.

Recounts the story of King Arthur's boyhood, the sword in the stone, his first victorious battle, and his unification of a new kingdom.

Unhappy with her life at home, Sukey receives kindness and wealth from Mama Jo the mermaid.

Presents the life of Guinevere from her girlhood to her betrothal to King Arthur.

A Japanese folk tale about the brave daughter of a samurai warrior and her journey to be reunited with her exiled father.

Presents the life of Merlin the magician from his miraculous birth through the age of seventeen, before he met King Arthur.

In this fairy tale, loosely based on English and Scottish lore, feisty Princess Rosamond, who prefers good books to good looks, risks her throne and all her wealth to save her father's life.