An orphan boy with one cherished possession--a magic lute made of cherry wood--is summoned to play for the king's dying daughter, and rather than reviving her, his music soothes her spirit and releases it to the next world. All ages....
A colorful, surreal trip to a Mexican fiesta Naty is so excited - this is the first year she gets to be one of the puppet people in the parade celebrating Guelaguetza, a July festival of folk dances in southern Mexico. At first the sights are over...
A fantastic encounter on the Day of the Dead.
Today is Beto's favorite holiday -- the Day of the Dead. First, he and his father craft an altar at home in honor of Beto's recently departed grandmother, filled with the things she loved in l...
Four funny, easy-to-read stories about best friends Winnie (a possum) and Ernst (an otter) are best friends who can weather any predicament together. These charming, screwball stories have the pair looking desperately for the gift Winnie has gotte...
Winnie the possum and Ernst the otter are back with four new antic tales. In the first, an excursion to Backwater Beach is complicated by the contents of a piggy bank. Then Winnie gets a telescope and must ad-lib, as the viewing for her friends is di...
Feet Man has two gigantic problems -- his feet. His foot size is triple-extra-umpteen-large. He has never found a shoe that fits him, and whenever people see him, they always point and make fun of him. But then one day he discovers a tiny man stuck b...