Pulgarcito

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

The classic story of the girl who leaves a slipper behind at the ball, told in Perrault's original version. Full color illustrations across fifteen pages carry the story for children who cannot yet read alone.

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

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