Most Popular Books by Marcia Brown

As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit''s pet also becomes increasingly vain.

When the fox''s ice house melts, he simply takes over the hare''s home who then must find a way to get it back.

When a donkey disappears, four young boys who have been playing soldier set out to find the animal.

When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and the whole town enjoys a feast eventually.

A tale from the Akamba people of Kenya that explains why the ostrich has such a long neck.

The first time Little Hippo is separated from his mother and he has a frightening encounter with a crocodile.

When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.

Quand un vieil ermite, un peu magicien, transforme une petite souris en un gros chat, puis en un grand chien, enfin en un tigre majestueux, qui oublie tout de ses modestes origines... Quoi que l''on devienne, il est bon de se rappeler d''où l''on vient. Tel est le thème mis en scène dans cette version d''une fable de l''Inde ancienne, inspirée du Hitopadesa, recueil de courts textes sanskrits du Xe siècle à vocation pédagogique. Jeune ou moins jeune, le lecteur en retiendra l''humour et la vigueur du propos servi par des gravures d''une qualité exceptionnelle.

The first time Little Hippo is separated from his mother he has a frightening encounter with a crocodile.

A timid jackal becomes king of the forest by virtue of his extraordinary color.

A retelling of the legend about a boy who became mayor of London, who heard his future in the Bells of Bow and made his fortune through his cat.

When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.

As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit''s pet also becomes increasingly vain; based on a fable from the Hitopadeśa.

When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.