Jerry Terheyden

Baxter the Basset Hound comes to the aid of some kittens when their mother disappears one afternoon.

The new teacher in school discovers the hardships the shy and lonely boy faces to come to school everyday, and on talent night the whole town finds he is not slow or stupid, but has some very special talents.

"If you run away," said his mother, "I will run after you. For you are my little bunny." A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in this imaginary game of hide-and-seek. Children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time. The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic. Generations of readers have fallen in love with the gentle magic of its...

Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson. Originally a West African tale, the moss-covered rock tale is also familiar in Caribbean culture, where Anansi is a beloved folklore character.

A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening.

Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do the chores, but when the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for.

When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.