World of Dance: A Barefoot Collection

In this French story, the king and queen adopt a white rat as their daughter. A magician turns the white rat into a beautiful princess, but he cannot change her inmost secret self. The princess will only marry the most powerful man in the world, can the king find the princess a husband?

Three Billy Goats Gruff are trying to cross a bridge to get to the sweet green grass on the other side. But there's a troll under the bridge who wants to eat them up! Read this Norwegian story to see if the Three Billy Goats Gruff can defeat the troll.

In this Russian folk tale, the farmer's wife cannot keep a secret. When the farmer finds a box of gold he knows that by the end of the day, the entire village will know, and by the end of the week, the whole country, including the greedy king. How can the farmer keep the king from taking the gold?

In this exquisitely illustrated retelling of the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen, an evil troll creates a mirror which reflects the bad and ugly sides of people. When shards of its glass enter a young boy, he rejects his loving family and best friend Gerda. Helped by kind strangers and guided by her warm heart, Gerda makes the perilous journey to rescue her friend from the icy palace of the Snow Queen.

Say it with dance! This gorgeous collection will enchant young dancers with stories from eight cultures, including the Polka in the Czech Republic, Limbo in the West Indies and the Waltz in Germany.

The blind man is the wisest man in the village. He asks the hunter to take him hunting everyday, but the hunter doesn't understand how someone who cannot see could possibly be good at hunting. Learn how the blind man is so wise in this story from Western Africa.

Rosha's brother Tup is mad Rosha likes to play alone instead of with him. One day he cuts her hair and uses it to trap the sun. Rosha asks the animals to help her free the sun, but only the mole will. Can such a small animal help with such a big job? Learn why moles live underground in this folk tale from the Maya highlands.