The Kingfisher treasury of monster stories
By: chosen by Jane Olliver ; illustrated by Annabel Spenceley.
Contributors: Olliver, Jane.; Spenceley, Annabel, ill.
Series: Kingfisher treasury series ;; 7; Kingfisher treasury series ;; 7.
Publisher: Kingfisher
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: Giants -- Juvenile fiction.; Monsters -- Juvenile fiction.; Children's stories.; Fairy tales.; Giants -- Fiction.; Monsters -- Fiction.; Short stories.; Giants -- Folklore.; Monsters -- Folklore.; Folklore.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.; Folklore.
Other titles: Monster stories
Description: A collection of modern and traditional stories about giants and monsters, by such authors as Oscar Wilde, E. Nesbit, and Margaret Mahy.
Notes: "Ages 5-8"--Cover p. [4].
Table of contents: title: The selfish giant / Oscar Wilde; title: Thor's stolen hammer : a Viking tale; title: The last of the dragons / E. Nesbit; title: The giant's clever wife : an Irish tale; title: Jack and the beanstalk : an English tale; title: Assipattle and the giant sea serpent / a Scottish tale retold by Virginia Haviland; title: The giant with the three golden hairs / Grimm Brothers; title: Beauty and the beast / Madame de Beaumont; title: The sprightly tailor : a Celtic tale; title: The little bull calf : a folk tale; title: Frightening the monster in Wizard's Hole / Margaret Mahy; title: The giant who threw tantrums / David L. Harrison; title: King Calamy and the dragon's egg / John Cunliffe; title: The dragon and the monkey : a Chinese tale.