"Young Jack meets a host of animals on his way to ask the king for a house"--

In Strega Nona's village, the holiday season is a time of celebrations-and nothing says celebration like a feast. All the kitchens are bustling from the Feast of San Nicola, when the children choose the food, to the Feast of Epiphany, when someone gets to be king or queen for the day. Even the animals share in the holiday spirit, and when Big Anthony smells the delicious treats Strega Nona is cooking for them, he decides that just a taste couldn't...

When Andy and Sandy first meet at the playground, they are cautious of one another, but soon find a way to become friends.

"A boy awakes with the dawn and expresses gratitude for this unique day"--

Helga, a troll, ventures into the world of people to earn her dowry to marry Lars, but things do not work out as she hopes.

"This folkloric picture book tells the story of a magical robe that goes missing, and the kingdom that hangs in the balance"--

When his grandfather suffers a stroke, Bobby teaches him to walk, just as his grandfather had once taught him.

A young boy who loves the countryside determines to find the source of the black cloud that hovers above it.