Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-second president, George W. Bush. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity...

A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.

A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

A poetic depiction of the beauty of trees and why they are so good to have around.

The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.

Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.

After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.

Though many try, only the court jester is able to fulfill Princess Lenore's wish for the moon.

Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.