Retells the tale of the teeny-tiny woman who finds a teeny-tiny bone in a churchyard and puts it away in her cupboard before she goes to sleep.

A retelling of the traditional English tale in which a poor man follows the advice of his dream and is eventually led to a treasure.

Duffy and the Devil was a popular play in Cornwall in the nineteenth century, performed at the Christmas season by groups of young people who went from house to house. The Zemachs have interpreted the folk tale which the play dramatized, recognizable as a version of the widespread Rumpelstiltskin story. Its main themes are familiar, but the character and details of this picture book are entirely Cornish, as robust and distinctive as the higgledy-piggledy,...

Retells the story of how the young Arthur became High King of all Britain and assembled his Knights of the Round Table.

Howard Pyle's classic collection presents the folklore of the English outlaw Robin Hood. After winning a wager and shooting one of the king's deer, Robin becomes an outlaw for killing one of the sheriff's archers. The evil Sheriff of Nottingham will stop at nothing to capture him. The skilled archer and swordsman gathers outlaws to fight for justice. Join the adventure in Sherwood Forrest in the Calico Illustrated Classics adaptation of Pyle's The...

"An atmospheric and unsettling story of the depths of grief found in an ancient farm in northern England, soon to be a major motion picture starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark. The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Starve Acre, their house by the moors, was to be full of life, but is now a haunted place. Convinced Ewan still lives there in some form, Juliette seeks...

"A poor boy goes up the Beanstalk and steals the heart of the giant's daughter. A Folk Rock Opera for families from executive producer Tami Stronach and the Paper Canoe Company"--Beanstalkjack.com, viewed on May 11, 2018

Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

Relates tales of Sir Lancelot, the bravest knight in King Arthur's court.

A collection of stories detailing the charms, powers, and adventures, each about "some kind of magical being, good or bad" from the small corner of England known as Cornwall.