In addition to making the stories accessible, folklorist Philip takes great care to provide authentic translations that closely replicate the oral traditions and individual cultures of the various countries. Wilkes's numerous pen-and-ink sketches and full-color paintings bring the look of old Europe to life while tenderly depicting the human frailties that are at the heart of good storytelling.

Titles Include:

• The Origin of Man 
• God's Cockerel 
• Why Does a Cat Sit on the Doorstep in the Sun? 
• The Twelve Months 
• Intelligence and Luck 
• The Wishes 
• The Flying Ship 
• The Feather of Bright Finist the Falcon 
• A Clever Lass 
• Vassilissa Golden-Tress, Bareheaded Beauty 
• How the Foolish Brother was Drowned 
• Cinder Jack 
• Goldenhair 
• Cinder-stick 
• The Useless Wagoner 
• The Longed-For Hedgehog 
• The Golden Apples and the None Peahens 
• A Good Deed is Always Requited with Ill 
• Prince Unexpected 
• The Cottage in the Sky 
• The Wizard 
• Fate