The Magical, Mystical, Marvelous Coat

By Catherine Ann Cullen

The unusual buttons from a young girl's favorite coat provide magical assistance to a giant, a swan, some sailors, a wizard, some rabbits, and an elf.

The tale I told Sasha

By Nancy Willard

A yellow ball rolls out of sight, over the Bridge of Butterflies, across the Field of Lesser Beasts through painted trees to the place where all lost things are found.

Silver morning

By Susan Pearson

While waiting for deer to appear, two nature watchers enjoy the beauty of a foggy silver morning in the woods.

Alpha and the dirty baby

By David Christiana, Brock Cole

When a devil's imp and his wife impersonate her parents, Alpha uses soap and water to deal with them and their baby.

A Tooth Fairy's tale

By David Christiana

A young fairy bargains with a giant to gain possession of a beautiful blue stone, which may be her mother in a petrified state.

Drawer in a drawer

By David Christiana

A line turns into a box, a box turns into an adventure.

A Tooth Fairy s Tale

By David Christiana

The first snow

By David Christiana

Winter seeks acceptance from the young Mother Nature, who hates the season and tries to keep it away by painting the trees bright and wild colors.

The book of fairy holidays

By Jane Yolen

The reader can see the seasons change through the sequential presentation of prose and poems which tell about unusual holidays all of which feature fairies.

The Christmas promise

By Susan Campbell Bartoletti

A young girl and her out-of-work father ride the rails looking for a place to call home, but with Christmas approaching and no job, Poppa leaves her in a foster home, promising to return as soon as...