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Big Anthony disguises himself as a girl in order to take magic lessons from Strega Nona.

An introduction to frogs, discussing their tadpole beginnings, noises they make, their hibernation, body parts, and how they differ from toads.

An illustrated version of the classic Christmas poem about a visit from St.

A young girl describes how her room, her house, her town, her state, and her country become part of a map of her world.

David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, "No, David!".

Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.

A poor old Chinese farmer finds a magic brass pot that doubles or duplicates whatever is placed inside it, but his efforts to make himself wealthy lead to unexpected complications.

When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.

Vivid illustrations and playful text introduce a variety of animals that swing, walk, dive, swim, leap, slither, climb, fly, run, dance, float, slide, and waddle.

When a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town, the residents find that their new-found frenzy for fuzz creates a fiasco.

An introduction to the Civil War battle of Morris Island, South Carolina, during which Sergeant William H.

When a box containing a penguin arrives anonymously on New Year's Day, a family of four is puzzled, and as they continue to receive one penguin a day throughout the year, their problems--and food budget, and storage issues--multiply.

Although his mother is a little worried, a young boy is delighted to discover that every shop in town is giving away real dinosaurs to their customers.

A group of animals is terrified at the prospect of being sat upon by the imposing Fat Cat, until the mouse comes up with a solution that satisfies everyone.

At bedtime, a young boy who cannot find his favorite book imagines the various creatures that might have taken it from him.