Folktale and Fairy Tale Resources in the CRC: Jack & the Beanstalk

Retells in verse the old tale of the boy who climbed a beanstalk, killed a giant, and won a fortune

When Jack sells his family's cow for magic beans, his mother is anything but pleased. Soon, however, the beans sprout into a towering beanstalk. It leads to a castle filled with gold and other treasures. Jack's family will be rich, if he can sneak past the man-eating giant!

Jack trades the family cow for some magic beans which produce a beanstalk that the young boy climbs to the sky and to the land of a hungry giant.

After climbing to the top of a huge beanstalk, a boy uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and gain a fortune for himself and his mother

In this version of the classic tale, a girl climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where she uses her quick wits to outsmart a giant and make her and her mother's fortune

Photo-collage illustrations and updated text provide a new look at the traditional tale of a boy who plants magic beans, climbs the beanstalk, and is captured by a giant and his wife

Instead of returning from the fair with the goose Old Mother Twaddle told him to buy, her son Jack brings a single bean with magic properties, which grows nearly as high as the sun and which harbors a giant surprise. Adapted from The History of Mother Twaddle and the Marvelous Achievements of her Son Jack, written by B.A.T. and published in 1807 by J. Harris, London

This verse version of Jack and the Beanstalk, is adapted from the one titled The History of Mother Twaddle and the Marvelous Achievements of her son Jack, written by B. A. T. that appeared in London in 1807, published by J. Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard.

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune

"Jack goes up the beanstalk, where he is greeted by a kind giant who cooks him a nutritious meal. He learns about healthy eating habits from the giant and his wife"-- Provided by publisher

After their café fails, Jack takes his mother's last few pennies and exchanges them for a can of magic baked beans that then lead Jack on a journey to a giant who is bored with counting his fortune

When Jack, a poor boy, trades some of his homemade bean pies for magic beans, they lead him to a strange new world above the clouds where he must must rely on his wits and cooking skills to avoid being eaten by giants. Includes puzzles and notes for adults

Jim climbs the beanstalk and discovers a toothless old giant who can no longer eat little boys

A retelling of "Jack and the Beanstalk" which features a Texas cowgirl, a magic cornstalk, and a giant cowboy in the clouds