Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."

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...

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.

In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

Max dreams of a voyage to the island where the wild things are after he is sent to bed without supper for behaving like a wild thing.

A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.

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

Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

Illustrates the well-known American folk song about the courtship and marriage of the frog and the mouse.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the light that makes a house in the night a home filled with light.