Series: One Story, Many Voices

The Phoenix of Persia focuses on the importance of forgiveness and freedom! - British LibraryIn a bustling marketplace in Iran, a traditional storyteller regales her audience with the tale of Prince Zal and the Simorgh. High up on the Mountain of Gems lives the Simorgh, a wise phoenix whose flapping wings disperse the seeds of life across the world. When...

Inspired by an Ethiopian folk tale, Gloria's Porridge shows young children how one act can cause a chain reaction and affect other people's lives. When Cat wanted some of Gloria's porridge, he ignored her saying no and ate it all. Gloria then scares Cat, who tickles the donkey, who interrupts the bees, who then frighten the hen. It is up...

Beautifully retold by the award-winning author Beverley Naidoo, this earliest-known version of Cinderella is brought to life for the modern-day reader. Rhodopis is a Greek girl who is sold into slavery by bandits and taken to Egypt. Along the way, she becomes friends with the storyteller Aesop and a host of playful animals. Her master gives her a pair of...