Here are 23 of the best-loved children's stories from around the world. Stories included are: Wondering Jack by James Baldwin The Story of the Three Goblins by Mabel G. Taggert Beauty and the Beast by Madame de Villeneuve The Frog Prince by The Brothers Grimm Cinderella by The Brothers Grimm The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams The Magic Fishbone by Charles Dickens Thumbelina by Hans Christian Anderson The Elephant s Child by Rudyard Kipling Lazy Jack a Folktale The Dragon of the North by Andrew Lang The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde King Grisly Beard by The Brothers Grimm The Girl Who Owned a Bear by Frank Stockton The Apple of Contentment by Howard Pyle Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp by Andrew Lang The Magic Mirror by Edith Howse Jack and the Beanstalk an English Fairytale The Happy Family by Hans Christian Anderson The Friendly Frog by Charles Perrault A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum The Three Bears by W. W. Denslow The Wonderful Toymaker by Evelyn Sharp