A well-mannered little boy, frequently invited to visit the king and queen, always asks to bring a friend--and the friends are always wild animals--and always well-behaved.

A boy and girl playing dress up ask the reader for imaginative and real uses of a shoe, a chair, a hat, a cup, a broom, and finally a bed.

Never satisfied with what he has, a man trades away a knife, a shoe, and even his wife, all the while wondering if he has made a good trade.

Nine riddles contain clues in verse to well-known animals.

A retelling of the Slavic fairy tale in which the Month Brothers' magic helps Little Sister fulfill seemingly impossible tasks which prove the undoing of her greedy stepmother and stepsister.

The biblical tale of the young shepherd who uses a slingshot to do battle with a giant and eventually becomes a king.

Amy's wait outside the grocery store for her mother seems interminable, and she spends the time imagining the entire rest of her life.

A well-mannered little boy has permission to bring his animal friends to visit the king and queen.