Variations on Favorite Stories

"A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune."

"A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune."

"Jack in the giants' newground -- Jack and the bull -- Jack and the bean tree -- Jack and the robbers -- Jack and the north west wind -- Jack and varmints -- Big Jack and Little Jack -- Sop doll -- Jack and the king's girl -- Fill, bowl! fill! -- Hardy hardhead -- Old fire dragaman -- Jack and the doctor's girl -- Cat'n mouse! -- Jack and King Marock -- Jack's hunting trips -- Heifer hide -- Soldier jack.Contains an American version of the story of Jack and the beanstalk, together with 17 other tales about the adventures of Jack, a poor Appalachian farm boy."

"Drawing from African, Asian and European folklore, Fearsome Giant, Fearless Child: A Worldwide Jack and the Beanstalk Story retells the classic fairy tale in a single narrative through multiple world cultures."

"Instead of returning from the fair with the goose Old Mother Twaddle told him to buy, her son Jack brings a single bean with magic properties, which grows nearly as high as the sun and which harbors a giant surprise. Adapted from The History of Mother Twaddle and the Marvelous Achievements of her Son Jack, written by B.A.T. and published in 1807 by J. Harris, London."

"A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune."

"A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his fortune."

"Jack encounters the menacing monster known as Fire Dragaman and rescues three beautiful sisters from the monster's underground cave."

"Jack and the Northwest Wind -- Jack and the bean tree -- Jack and the robbers.Enter the fantastic world of one of America's greatest living storytellers where wicked giants and enchanted animals pursue and entice Jack, an everyman hero and trickster. These three traditional tales relate the antics and misadventures of a poor mountain boy whose innocence, ingenuity, and luck enable him to outwit the wicked forces of the world around him."

"A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune."

"A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune."

"After climbing to the top of a huge beanstalk, a boy uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and gain a fortune for himself and his mother."

"A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune."

"In this version of the traditional tale, a young giant chases Jack down the beanstalk to rescue his beloved hen and meets other Jacks from various nursery rhymes along the way."

"A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune".

"Using clever cutaway views, architectural diagrams and bird's-eye and worm's eye views, this is the retelling of the magical story of the young lad who sold the family cow for a few beans. The beans grew into a mighty plant that reached as high as the sky".

"Classic fairy tale, retold with sparky originality and lively humor, complemented by fascinatingly offbeat illustrations."