Books like The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
By Beatrix Potter
For the kid who loves a good almost-catastrophe, Mr. Jeremy Fisher turns a simple fishing trip into one close call after another. Gentle, wet, and wobbly, with old-fashioned charm and a little pond-side peril.
A man and his little dog head out early one winter morning to learn how to ski, but a run-in with a curious moose sends them flying through the air and hanging above a snowy abyss.
A man and his dog set out on a peaceful camping trip, but a marshmallow-loving bear sends them plunging down a mountain and racing down a river toward a waterfall.
A clever mouse named Anatole works secretly as a prized cheese taster in a French cheese factory, until a prowling cat threatens to expose him and end his career.
A lazy servant girl strikes a bargain with a devil who spins and knits for her in secret, buying her an easy life with the Squire — until she must guess his name or pay his price.
In 1783 France, a wildly ambitious crowd readies the very first hot-air balloon flight — except the passengers turn out to be a duck, a rooster, and a sheep, not people.
A mistreated young girl is helped by her blue fairy godmother so she can attend the palace ball, where an endearing, somewhat overweight Prince Charming awaits.
A traveling trickster arrives in a village too terrified to celebrate Hanukkah, and must outwit a houseful of goblins — one each night — before facing their monstrous King.
A mischievous rabbit sneaks into Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden against his mother's warning, and once he's spotted, must find his way home safely while being chased.
A father and his four children set off to catch a bear, crossing grass, a river, mud, a forest, and a snowstorm before a narrow cave forces a sudden, breathless retreat.
After the gods fail again and again to create lasting humans across five different suns, Quetzalcóatl the Feathered Serpent alone refuses to give up, journeying to the underworld to retrieve the sacred bones of creation.
A grandmother with a mountain of yarn and too many grandchildren shouts 'LEAVE ME ALONE!' and sets off past bears, goats, and aliens — all the way to the moon — just to finish her knitting in peace.
A poor woodcutter's two children, abandoned in the forest, discover a house made of bread, cakes, and candy — and the wicked witch who lives there has a taste for children.
