Once upon a time, there lived a princess named Jacqueline. The royal knights protected her from danger — even if there wasn't any! When Jacqueline climbs the beanstalk, she meets a giant who is just as afraid of the knights. In this modern retelling of a classic fairy tale, Jacqueline shows everyone that there's nothing to be afraid of after all. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers with worry-busting strategies and calming tools. From the Note to Parents and Caregivers So how can we manage worries? Did you notice we used the word “manage”? That’s because humans are wired to experience worry, so aiming for zero just isn’t realistic. But keeping worry to a level where it doesn’t get in the way of everyday life is very realistic. Here are some strategies to try. Keep as many of them as possible in your worry busting backpack so you’ll be ready to help your child when worries arise! Explain that everyone worries. Examine body cues. Calm physical sensations. Shift attention. Work on problem solving. Think differently. Face fears. Avoid giving excessive reassurance. Reduce other stresses. Take care of yourself. Seek support.

Once upon a time in a strange land called Ohio, there grew a beanstalk. Not believing her eyes, or the fact her semi-elderly dad is climbing the behemoth, Jackie, still in jammies, follows. Only to find a giant...holding her dad as if he were a squeaky toy. Enter stage right-the wanted criminal. Tarnn the Bloody is all that is earthy, pagan, uninhibited. He is called thief and murderer, but is so much more than that. And Jackie has a body he can't keep his hands off. To have Jackie, to love her, he'll brave any peril. To help Jackie rescue her father, Tarnn will have to confront a giant spider, gargoyles and the most powerful witch his land has ever seen. Enter stage left-the prince. Calanah is so decadent, so hot, Jackie has to resist the urge to stop, drop and roll. He is masculine beauty, the essence of seduction, and he wants her, fuzzy slippers and all! In a kingdom where magic rules and mythical creatures roam, not everything is as it seems. The price of love will be a soul living forever in Darkness.

Admit it you've always wanted to know: WHAT was Jack thinking? Magic beans? Come on! Get into Jack's head and the mother's, and the giant's! as You Choose your path through three new versions of the famous fairy tale, with delightful (or disastrous!) consequences.

Photo-collage illustrations and updated text provide a new look at the traditional tale of a boy who plants magic beans, climbs the beanstalk, and is captured by a giant and his wife.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Jack is very poor but an expert at making bean pies. One day he meets a very hungry giant, who, luckily, does not like the taste of people.

Repetitive text and beautiful illustrations help tell the classic tale of "Jack and the Beanstalk." When Jack goes to the market to sell the family cow for money, he returns home instead with five magic beans. His mother is so angry she throws the beans out of the window. What happens the next morning when Jack discovers a giant beanstalk and climbs to the top to find a magical castle? The adventure continues when Jack learns that the Giant living in the castle has a goose that can lay eggs of gold. A happy ending adds interest to this fairy tale and encourages a lifelong love for reading.

Discover a collection of fairy tales unlike the ones you've read before . . . Once upon a time, in the middle of winter, a King sat at a window and sewed. As he sewed and gazed out onto the landscape, he pricked his finger with the needle, and three drops of blood fell onto the snow outside. People have been telling fairy tales to their children for hundreds of years. And for almost as long, people have been rewriting those fairy tales - to help their children imagine a world where they are the heroes. Karrie and Jon were reading their child these stories when they hit upon a dilemma, something previous versions of these stories were missing, and so they decided to make one vital change.. They haven't rewritten the stories in this book. They haven't reimagined endings, or reinvented characters. What they have done is switch all the genders. It might not sound like that much of a change, but you'll be dazzled by the world this swap creates - and amazed by the new characters you're about to discover.