Books in First Classic series

Paul Bunyan is a giant of the Great North Woods. Follow Paul and his big blue ox Babe on some huge adventures.

When hard-working animals complain to "the magic desert watcher" about camel's laziness, the watcher agrees to make things more fair.

John Henry hammers day and night. He is a true steel-driving man. When a stranger brings a steel-driving machine to out-hammer humans, John Henry says he won't be beat. But who really wins this battle?

Discover the key to the secret garden with lonely orphan, Mary Lennox. A new generation of young readers will unlock the mystery to one of the most treasured stories in children's literature. Includes a gold–tone flower basket charm. Ages 5–8

In a retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, a foolish donkey pretends to be a lion and finds he can scare other animals and people. The donkey is having lots of fun, until he meets the clever fox.

A retelling of the classic tale of a tailor whose boast about killing seven flies at one blow leads him to even greater feats.

When an acorn hits her on the head, Chicken Little believes the sky is falling down and runs to tell the King and everyone she meets along the way.

In this easy-to-read retelling of the classic Aesop's fable, the ant works hard all summer to get ready for winter. The grasshopper doesn't work at all. He plays, sings, and relaxes. When the winter comes, the ant is totally prepared. Will the grasshopper learn his lesson?

Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

The little red hen finds none of the lazy barnyard animals willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.

In this retelling of Aesop's fable, a smart wolf is too clever for his own good. When he pretends to be a sheep so he can find his supper, things do not go as planned.

A retelling of the classic tale of a tailor whose boast about killing seven flies at one blow leads him to even greater feats.