A collection of short stories from countries around the world.

Contents: Face in the mirror (Chinese) -- Snow child (Russian) -- Anansi and the scarecrow (West Indian) -- Pied piper (German) -- Field of ragwort (Irish) -- Raven boy (Canadian) -- Terrible Dibdib (Arabian) -- Great rain (Native American) -- Big white cat (Scandinavian) -- Stone soup (English) -- Smallest boy in the world (Japanese) -- King with dusty feet (Indian) -- Fox and the rooster (French) -- Song for Hinemoa (New Zealand).