Young James, an earl's son, is a bit bothersome and always asking the oddest questions. In despair-the last of James' tutors having quit-his mother sends him off to be educated at Cranford Abbey. She feels the strict regimen will do him a world of good. But Cranford Abbey has its own problems. It has been falling into disrepair. The newly appointed Abbot Aelian takes it upon himself to save the abbey with the use of his secret weapon: a recipe for...

Rosha's brother Tup is mad Rosha likes to play alone instead of with him. One day he cuts her hair and uses it to trap the sun. Rosha asks the animals to help her free the sun, but only the mole will. Can such a small animal help with such a big job? Learn why moles live underground in this folk tale from the Maya highlands.

Little Daughter was picking flowers, when she saw a beautiful flower on the far side of the gate. So Little Daughter picks it. In this African-American story, Little Daughter strays farther and farther away, when she meets a wolf. How will she make it back home safely?

The Little Red Hen finds a grain of wheat. She wants to plant it, but Dab the duck, Tib the cat, and Tod the fox won't help her. They won't help her cut it, or thresh it, or mill it. But what about eating it? This English tale teaches the value of lending a hand.

Say it with dance! This gorgeous collection will enchant young dancers with stories from eight cultures, including the Polka in the Czech Republic, Limbo in the West Indies and the Waltz in Germany.

This Jewish tale is about Tom. His mom makes him a beautiful new blue coat and he wears it all the time. Until it starts to fall apart. What will his mother do? Find out how things can be re-purposed in this story of a mother's love.

"This inquisitive, ornithological ode celebrates a love of birds-- no matter what we call them and why. A bird cannot be defined simply by the name we call it-- robin, hawk, peacock, swan. Nor can a bird be reduced to the exact blue of its neck, the tint of its red breast, or how it builds a nest. Celebrating all the ways we identify and enjoy winged creatures, this book suggests that only the birds themselves are able to give the truest expression...

In the morning, dragons wake up, tumble out of bed, and get ready to fly into the sky.

Reveals the true, humorous story about an interrupting cow, based on the popular knock-knock joke.

Three American children, while visiting relatives in Scotland, come upon exactly what their mother has always said they lack: patience. Only this Patience is an old card game-one that summons sinister magic from the past: an ancient map that when altered, alters the world. And worse still, the children call forth the map's owner-the wickedest of Scotland's dark wizards, the bloody-minded Michael Scot. Can the children foil Michael Scot before he gets...