So sorry if this isn't allowed, remove if so.
I remember my grandma reading this book to me. It was large, fully illustrated, and pretty sure it was hardcover. The illustrations were very pretty, and realistic, featuring anthropomorphic woodland animals.
After she passed, life happened, and no one in my family remembers the book.
After some research, I'm 99% sure it follows the ATU 513 Six Servants formula; hero goes out into the world, finds weird and quirky companions, and they help him with impossible tasks given to him by a monarch or other person so he can mary their daughter.
What I for sure remember:
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A badger companion who eats a massive feast as part of an impossible task. And there's a full page spread illustration of this scene, which is actually kinda cozy, with mouse(?) servants.
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Another companion ties his own legs together to keep himself from leaping across the world. (I think a hare.)
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At least one character who can SEE across the world, and another who can shoot a rifle/musket across the world. Unless they're the same character, but that's fuzzy.
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At one point, the rifleman has to shot a bullet near the leaper to wake them up after they take a nap mid task.
Unfortunately, the rest of the book is a bit of a blank for me. And other than learning that this formula is the Aarne-Thompson-Uther-Index 513/513a, this isn't nearly as helpful as I would like.
Once again, I know it's a big ask to see if anyone remembers or read this one specific book. But I'm running out of ideas…
by Good0nPaper