Maurice Sendak

A lonely hunter living in the wilderness beside the sea gains a family made up of a mermaid, a bear, a lynx, and a boy.

Little Bear: Little Bear?s four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party. Father Bear Comes Home: When Father Bear returns from a fishing trip, Little Bear and his friends are on hand to welcome him. A Kiss for Little Bear: When Grandma Bear sends a kiss to Little Bear, it travels a peculiar route through many animals until it finally reaches him.

Sometimes Rosa and Willy behave like the two little alligators in the stories Cousin Joan tells them.

After hearing how her toy nutcracker got his ugly face, a little girl helps break the spell and watches him change into a handsome prince.

John gives the reasons why he and James are no longer friends, but finds it hard to remain enemies.

A boy and girl playing dress-up ask the reader for imaginative and real uses of a shoe, a chair, a hat, a cup, a broom, and finally a bed.

Davie finds it almost unbelievable that he has a pet rabbit all his own, and he's devastated on the day he goes out to the barn and finds that Shadrach has slipped out of his hutch and disappeared. Based on the author's own childhood in the Netherlands, this tells of Davie's great joy when his grandfather promises him a real rabbit for his very own pet and the anxious days until it finally arrives. Even after Davie had had the little black rabbit,...

Offers advice on how to cope correctly with a variety of common and uncommon social situations.

Seven stories based on middle-european Jewish folklore and legends.

An illustrated collection of poems and brief tales on a variety of subjects.