Wiley Blevins

An evil queen gives Snow White a poisoned apple that puts her to sleep until a prince breaks the spell with the kiss of true love. But, a group of wicked trolls finds Snow White first and comes up with a devious plan to use Snow White's curse to increase their own wealth. Many princes arrive with treasure, but none can wake her. Then the poorest prince arrives, breaks the spell, and one sneaky troll tricks the others and steals the wealth for himself....

When Cinderella's fairy godfather steps in while her godmother is on vacation, things take a turn and Cinderella finds herself dancing the night away with the vampire prince.

Presents the fable of Hansel and Gretel retold to be much spookier and creepy for Halloween reading, changing the way the story ends.

The king and his evil queen look for a real princess to marry their son. But as each girl comes to the castle, she perishes from a poisoned pea placed under twenty mattresses. Then a girl claiming to be a real princess arrives with a secret plan for revenge.

The story of "Little Red Riding Hood" gets a Halloween makeover--Red truly gets eaten by the wolf, then comes back as a red-hooded ghost to haunt the woods.

This creepy retelling of "The snake prince" highlights the dangers of jealousy and greed.

In this updated retelling of Brother Grimm's "Jorinda and Joringel" a shape-changing witch protects her privacy at all costs. When the engaged couple Jorinda and Jacob stumble into the witch's part of the forest, she takes them captive. The hateful witch changes Jorinda into a singing bird. Will her fiance save her or will the witch keep her singing bird caged forever?

The collection of four engaging stories will have both child and parent using their imaginations while thinking about Shapes, Colors, Patterns, and Sequencing in every day life. Written by Wiley Blevins, an early literacy expert to help young children get ready for school.

Follows a young girl who introduces readers to her home country of India, discussing its geography, her home and school, popular foods, her religion, large cities, tourist sites, festivals, and inventions. Includes a timeline of historical events, an activity, a chart comparing India to the U.S., color photographs, a glossary, further resources, a guessing game, and tips for visiting India.

A girl named Ksenia shares facts about her homeland of Russia with young readers, highlighting her daily and school life along with the history and traditions of her country. Includes a glossary, a text-related game, and color photographs.