A popular Alabama folktale is given new life, when Wiley encounters the Hairy Man in the swamp one day. Clever Wiley manages to trick the mean ogre the first time - but Wiley's mama, who knows magic, tells him that he has to fool the Hairy Man twice more if the creature is to stay away for good.

A view of the incidents at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, which were the start of the American Revolution, as seen from the eyes of George, a British drummer boy.

One by one, three brave little bears have second thoughts about exploring the interior of a spooky old tree.

A Spanish explorer sets his horse free in the New World. Alone, she wanders into the lives of Wolf Cub and his father, forming a mystical bond that changes the ways of their Native American tribe forever.

As two boys meet in passing, they are carrying identical balloons, yet foolishly still try to determine which of the two balloons is better, in an amusing easy-to-read tale filled with colorful illustration.

In San Francisco during the 1850's gold rush, Chang, the son of Chinese immigrants, wants a pony but cannot afford one until his friend Big Pete finds a solution.

When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a mirror and comb given to her by the witch's cat and dog.

Pinky has 27 stuffed animals and Rex has 27 dinosaurs. They have everything the same, and that's the way it should be with best friends. So what do they do when there's only one pink dinosaur in the museum gift shop - and they both want it?

Four stories about Lionel and his big sister Louise at the beach, cleaning up a mess, fighting a "dragon", and camping out in the backyard.

Frog and Toad spend their days together, but find sometimes it's nice to be alone.

As Grasshopper sets out to follow a road, he meets some unusual characters.

One summer Little Bear makes friends in the woods with Emily and her doll Lucy. But the summer ends, and Emily must leave. Little Bear is very sad until he finds a use for the fountain pen Emily gave him - he writes his very first letter to his new friend.

In a suspenseful novel of the underground railroad, Tommy and his father help a family of slaves find their way to Canada.

Zack's alligator, Bridget, is only an alligator key chain when she arrives, but when Zack waters her, Bridget becomes a lively, full-sized gator who eats heartily, sneaks cookies, wrestles with the garden hose, does cartwheels, and more.

Presents an easy-to-read selection of three whimsical, gently scary stories for beginning readers.

Beth looks up to her friend Molly, who isn't afraid of bugs or bullies. But Beth learns that maybe Molly isn't the only brave one when she sleeps over at Molly's house in the country.

A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

When the king of Pooka Pooka's prize elephant is stolen, the king calls the world's greatest detective - Big Max - to find the elephant.

Marisol, who lives in Puerto Rico, wants a dog very much but her grandfather will not let her have one, until a skinny mutt wins him over.

It's Max's birthday, but his best friend Addie won't be going to his party. Why not? Because Addie is afraid that everyone at the party will laugh at her new haircut. Will Addie's bad day spoil Max's big day?

Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge.

Henry and Mudge enroll in Jack Papp's Dog School, but Mudge is not a perfect student - he has other things on his mind. On the last day is the big test. Will Mudge pass and get a gold ribbon?

He may be an old standby, but he never lets us down. When in doubt, turn to the story of the cat that transformed a dull, rainy afternoon into a magical and just-messy-enough adventure. There's another, hidden adventure, too: this book really will help children learn to read. With his simple and often single vowel vocabulary, the good Doctor knew what he was doing: hear it, learn it, read it - laughing all the way.

Sam-I-Am mounts a determined campaign to convince another Seuss character to eat a plate of green eggs and ham.

First published in 1963, Hop on Pop remains a perennial favorite when it comes to teaching kids to read. Here, as in most of his extensive body of work, Dr. Seuss creates uncomplicated, monosyllabic rhymes to foster learning and inspire children to read. What makes it still compelling today is Seuss's departure from the traditionally dull pictures and sentences used in reading primers. In contrast, the illustrations here are wild and wonderful, and the accompanying language, while simple, is delightfully silly. For example, the rhyme "THREE TREE / Three fish in a tree / Fish in a tree? / How can that be?" is brought to life with a trio of plump, self-satisfied fish perched atop globular branches as two stymied hybrid dog-rabbit-humanoids look on in consternation. Hop on Pop does much more than teach children the basics of word construction, it also introduces them to the incomparable pleasure of reading a book.

Farmer Henry puts light bulbs under his chickens so they will make more eggs. But instead of fooling his chickens, he fools Jake, the snake, who eats two light bulbs!

Determined to prove that the cow he meets is really a moose, Morris the moose enlists the help of a rather confused deer and horse.

Princess Miserella is beautiful on the outside, ugly on the inside. Plain Jane is just the opposite. When a slightly muddled Good Fairy takes a hand, things get put right in a most unexpected way.