Josef Paleček Books

Retells the orchestral fairy tale of the boy who, ignoring his grandfather's warnings, proceeds to capture a wolf.

"Da ist eine wunderschöne Wiese", sagt Herr Timtim, "hier wollen wir bleiben." Und alle Leute aus der Stadt stimmen ihm zu. Natürlich muss man Zäune bauen und Wege, Häuser und Garagen errichten, Kühlschränke mitbringen und Fernsehapparate ... Bis die Gäste, die am Sonntag aus der Stadt kommen, fragen: "Wo ist denn eigentlich eure Wiese?" Da wird Herr Timtim zum ersten Mal nachdenklich – und findet einen Ausweg.

A tale of the song of the nightingale, and how it affected even the Emperor of China.

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference of a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.

Wie kann der grosse Bär den kleinen Bären nur von der schlimmen Ich-will-nicht-Krankheit befreien?

In German/Auf Deutsch

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

A Brothers Grimm story about friendship and persistence, illustrated by the legendary European artist Bernadette Watts. When a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster are no longer wanted by their masters, they decide to run away and become musicians in Bremen Town. There they discover a warm little cabin, but find that robbers occupy it! Will the four friends plan to scare the robbers away work?

Retells the orchestral fairy tale of the boy who, ignoring his grandfather's warnings, proceeds to capture a wolf.