Beatrice Schenk De Regniers

A well-mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the king and queen.

On a snowy, windy night at a Dakota farm, a lonely woman wishes for company, music, and a party--and suddenly all her wishes start to come true.

Retells in verse Jack's encounter with a giant, including such lore as the right way to shake hands with a giant.

Counting verses explain how a family ended up with a dozen cats.

In these two plays about magic, a wicked witch imprisons a princess and a wizard transforms a boy into a cat.

A retelling of the Slavic fairy tale in which the Month Brothers' magic helps Little Sister fulfill seemingly impossible tasks which prove the undoing of her greedy stepmother and stepsister.

Describes, in text and illustrations, such special places as a cardboard box, a blanket cave, and other "houses" where one can retire for peace and privacy.

A collection of 115 poems by a variety of well-known authors with illustrations by nine Caldecott medalists.