A cat whose kitten days are far behind her says goodbye to her human family, and the animals and places that have made her life special, before leaving this life behind.

It seems that no one from magicians to physicians can help blind Hwei Min, the only daughter of the emperor of China, see. Then, one day a wise old man with a mysterious seeing stick visits the princess. Will he be able to teach Hwei Min that there is more than one way to see the world?

"A fish is nervous about a test and a mean-looking substitute teacher at school"--

A scarecrow happily dances away from his post one windy night, until a child's prayer teaches him how important he is to the farm.

Merlinnus the magician devises a way for King Arthur to prove himself the rightful king of England--pulling a sword from a stone--but trouble arises when someone else removes the sword first.

Rhyming text depicts a father sharing with his child such things as seven words that all mean blue and the name of every kind of cloud.

Award-winning author Jane Yolen transports readers to new realms of dragons, sprites, and rogues in twenty-seven magical stories and poems
“That’s what dragons are for, after all, to call forth heroes.” Jane Yolen enchants and enthralls with an exquisite collection of short fiction and poetry brimming with sympathetic monsters, unlikely heroes, and all manner of magical amazements. Exploring the depths of human love,...

A toad barely escapes being squashed beneath the wheels of a truck.

Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.

Sammy Greenberg would rather talk back to The Boyz—a gang of bullies at his school—and get his head stuck in the toilet than constantly be afraid. But when his friend Skink gets beaten up so badly that he has to go to the hospital, Sammy thinks he may be in over his head. He decides to build a golem—a mythical protector from Jewish folklore, made of clay and animated by the ineffable name of God. But this monster doesn't...