A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.

A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

While three bears go for a spin on their bicycle, a naughty littlegirl enters their house, eats a bowl of porridge, tries out their chairs andbeds, and falls asleep.

Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton.

The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

The Caldecott Award-winning retelling of an ancient legend.

A young boy searches for his father, but before he can claim his heritage he must first prove his worthiness by passing through the four ceremonial chambers: the kiva of lions, the kiva of snakes, the kiva of bees, and the kiva of lightning. Striking in its simplicity and grace, Arrow to the Sun vividly evokes the Native American reverence for the source of all life—the Solar...

Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.

A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.