Classic Tales Comics : Fables, Nursery Rhymes, and Fairy Tales told by extraordinary cartoonists
(Graphic Novel)

Chiefly illustrations.

Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references.

--Fairy Tale Comics: From favorites like Puss in Boots and Goldilocks to obscure gems like The Boy Who Drew Cats, this volume has something to offer every reader. Seventeen fairy tales are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by such noted artists as Raina Telgemeier, Brett Helquist, Cherise Harper, and others.--Fable Comics: The fox and the grapes / James Kochalka -- The town mouse and the country mouse / Tom Gauld -- Hermes and the man who was bitten by an ant / George O'Connor -- Leopard drums up dinner / Sophie Goldstein -- The belly and the body members / Charise Harper -- Lion + Mouse / R. Sikoryak -- Fox and Crow / Jennifer L. Meyer -- The old man and death / Eleanor Davis -- The boy who cried wolf / Jaime Hernandez -- The crow and the pitcher / Simone Lia -- Hermes and the woodsman / George O'Connor -- The dog and his reflection / Graham Chaffee -- The dolphins, the whales, and the sprat / Maris Wicks -- The frogs who desired a king / George O'Connor -- The hare and the pig / Vera Brosgol -- The demon, the thief, and the hermit / Keny Widjaja -- The elephant in favor / Corinne Mucha -- The Mouse Council / Liniers -- Man and wart / Mark Newgarden -- The milkmaid and her pail / Israel Sanchez -- The great weasel war / Ulises Farinas -- The sun and the wind / R.O. Blechman -- The hare and the tortoise / Graham Annable -- The grasshopper and the ants / John Kerschbaum -- The thief and the watchdog / Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline -- Hermes and the sculptor / George O'Connor -- The hen and the mountain turtle / Gregory Benton -- Demades and his fable / Roger Langridge.--Nursery Rhyme Comics: Introduction / Leonard S. Marcus -- The donkey / Patrick McDonnell -- Three little kittens / Nick Bruel -- Hickory, dickory, dock / Stephanie Yue -- Sing a song of sixpence / Lilli Carré -- If all the seas were one sea / Rebecca Dart -- Girls and boys, come out and play / Jules Feiffer -- There was an old woman who lived in a shoe / Lucy Knisley -- Cindereller / Vanessa Davis -- The queen of hearts / Eleanor Davis -- Hey, diddle diddle / Nick Abadzis -- There was an old woman tossed up in a basket / Richard Thompson -- Jack be nimble / James Sturn -- The owl and the pussy-cat / Craig Thompson -- The itsy bitsy spider / Gahan Wilson -- Baa-baa black sheep / Drew Weing -- Hector protector / Stan Sakai -- Pop! goes the weasel / Scott Campbell -- Three blind mice / Richard Sala -- There was a crooked man / Roz Chast -- Georgie Porgie / Raina Telgemeier -- Solomon Grundy / Mike Mignola -- Rock-a-bye baby / Tao Nyeu -- Tweedledum and Tweedledee / Matthew Forsythe -- This little piggy / Cyril Pedrosa -- Mary had a little lamb / Sara Varon -- "Croak," said the toad / Laura Park -- Yon Yonson / Marc Rosenthal -- Little Bo Peep / Jen Wang -- Hot cross buns / Andrew Arnold -- Old Mother Hubbard / Jordan Crane -- Jack and Jill / Jaime Hernandez -- I had a little nut tree / Lark Pien -- For want of a nail / George O'Connor -- One, two, buckle my shoe / Dave Roman -- Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been? / Ben Hatke -- The grand old Duke of York / Kate Beaton -- Little Boy Blue / Bob Flynn -- As I was going to St. Ives / Theo Ellsworth -- The north wind doth blow / Alexis Frederick-Fost -- London bridge is falling down / David Macaulay -- Rub-a-dub-dub / Tony Millionaire -- Little Miss Muffet / Mark Martin -- Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater / Eric Orchard -- Old King Cole / JP Coovert -- The lion and the unicorn / Aaron Renier -- There was a little girl / Vera Bosgol -- Humpty Dumpty / Gilbert Hernandez -- Pat-a-cake / Gene Luen Yang -- Hush, little baby / Mo Oh -- Wee Willie Winkie / Mark Siegel -- Editor's note / Chris Duffy -- Contributors.