Alexandra the Rock Eater: An Old Rumanian Tale Retold

by Dorothy O. Van Woerkom, Rosekrans Hoffman (Illustrator)

A tiny peasant woman must outwit an evil dragon and capture his treasure hoard in order to buy food for her large family

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Courtney Lau · Rating 5 out of 5]

This fairy tale is about a woman who tricks two dragons into giving her lots of money by pretending to be very strong. This would be good to use when explaining working harder is not always working smarter.