La Cenicienta

Perrault's tale of the girl in the red hood who strays from the path on her way to grandmother's house. Seven illustrated pages make it one of the shortest reads here, a good first story in Spanish.

Charles Perrault

Perrault's tale of the princess who sleeps for a hundred years after pricking her finger. This twenty-eight page edition keeps the full second half of the story that most retellings leave out.

Charles Perrault

The boy no bigger than a thumb who outwits an ogre and saves his six brothers. Illustrated throughout, with short paragraphs that suit a reader building confidence in Spanish.

Charles Perrault

A cat in boots turns his penniless master into a marquis through pure cunning. This illustrated edition runs twenty-one pages and reads aloud in a single sitting.

Charles Perrault

The Brothers Grimm version of Snow White, the jealous queen and the seven dwarfs. Seven pages with large illustrations, short enough for a bedtime story.

Hermanos Grimm