Turkeys around Squawk Valley just don't jump into pots anymore--they are way too smart for that. So the townspeople hatch a clever plan to get Peter the Turkey into the soup. Full-color illustrations.
Once, luck was as free to be had in Ireland as sunlight, and just as plentifulthanks to the leprechauns. But now all that luck was locked away, sealed with a spell by the greedy leprechaun king. Fiona, a woman of middling importance but uncommon wit, sets out to bring luck back to Ireland by besting the Leprechaun King in a test of cleverness.
When two fishermen find a merbaby tangled up in his fishing nets one wants to put the merbaby on exhibition but the other realizes that he could never subject the merbaby to such a life. What will become of the innocent merbaby? Color illustrations accompany the text.
A humble shoemaker manages the near impossible. When Death comes to call in his black cloak, Colin the shoemaker does not go quietly. With some quick thinking and sweet-talking, Colin distracts Death by offering to make him some shoes. Death, completely befuddled, is fitted for sandals and soon after that for a pair of boots. Each time Death comes ...
It's a spring morning on Grandpa's farm and the grandkids are visiting. When his grandson reports that the cows have gotten loose, Grandpa calmly makes breakfast because he knows the kids are trying to play an April Fool's trick. Full color.
Poor Polly piglet searches all over the barnyard, but can't find the perfect valenswine. She's just about to give up, but is it possible that the right valenswine has been under her snout all along? Lively rhymes and delightful illustrations by make this a valentine readers will want to receive every year. Full color.
Patrick O'Kelley is well-known for telling fanciful stories and amazing lies, so when a blarney contest is announced, he thinks he's sure to win. What Patrick doesn't know is that the Leprechaun King has overhead his boasting and has set out to teach him a lesson. Color illustrations accompany the text.
The author of the ALA Notable Book "Keeper of Souls" delivers the story of a young servant girl determined to save a magical unicorn from the clutches of a duke, who wants to slay the beast for its enchanted horn. Full color.
Hearken to the swashbuckling tale of Fluffy, a pampered poodle whose pleasure cruise is interrupted by a band of scurvy pirate pooches. Fluffy will need to summon up all of his canine charms if he hopes to avoid the plank and have the pirates eating out of his paws. Full color.
Like many before him, Tom, a traveling minstrel, has fallen in love at first sight with the beautiful princess Kathleen. But Kathleen has vowed only to marry the man who can win a leprechaun's pot of gold. Tom sets out with a clever plan to fool a leprechaun into giving up his fortune. Full color.
Bateman and Cravath team up to update a classic fairy tale of the dancing princesses for a new generation. Energetic rhyme and charming illustrations make this a playful retelling--and those princesses sure can play! Full-color illustrations. (Available now)
With appealing animal characters, this realistic story shows how a bully can hurt others and provides suggestions about how younger children can handle the situation. Full color.
Harry loves junk food and hates exercise--and it shows. But his clever pet hamster knows where Harry can go to get fit--Hamster Camp, where everyone eats and plays like a hamster. Before Harry knows it, he's got some healthy new habits. Full color.
Gus loves being a turkey--that is, until his friends tell him about Thanksgiving. So Gus heads south, the way birds do, to escape being part of someone's dinner. He's surprised to see where he ends up, but most of all he's surprised to find he's a Pilgrim, too. Full color.
The bestselling author of "Farm Flu" and the illustrator of "Moon Sandwich Mom" offer a bouncy story, perfect for reading aloud, about two clever young dinosaurs who follow their daddy's footsteps all through the house. Full-color illustrations.
Tom is trying to make his living as a traveling singer but he's not having much luck. Then one day, a mysterious stranger named Sean O'Dell offers to trade a harp made of gold for Tom's old, chipped instrument. Tom agrees but then discovers that the deal has some very strange consequences. Watercolor and acrylic paintings accompany the text.
In the South American rainforest, a frog with a very big mouth catches an enormous fly. Impressed with himself, he sets out to find someone else to amaze and brags to all he meets. Includes additional information about the rainforest animals in the story. Full color.
Running the family farm while his parents are away, a boy tends to a sneezing cow in just the same way that his mother would care for him--by putting the animal to bed. When the other animals see the special treatment the cow is getting, they all decide that they're sick as well. Will the boy find a way to cure this "epidemic"? Color illustrations ...
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