A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.

In this adaptation of "The Princess and the Pea," the wealthy daughter of a Texas rancher devises a plan to find a real cowboy among her many suitors.

Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon.

A wandering cat brightens the lives of six lonely people--and persuades all of them to feed him until a near accident brings them all together.

Isolated on her mountain, Amber meets and befriends a girl from the city who gives her the determination to learn to read and write.

A 700-year-old woman and an 800-year-old man, both witches, go searching on Halloween night for the pumpkin someone snitched from them.

Told in verse, a boy encounters first grade--with all its peaks and valleys, but most of all with new friends.

"Using the alphabet, Mexico is introduced in this picture book using poetry and detailed expository text. A through Z topics include: adobe, Diego Rivera, Lady of Guadalupe, lava, prickly pear, and skeleton"--Provided by publisher.

Each day, from September through November, brings glimpses of forest animals seeking food in preparation for the onset of winter, from a fox sniffing the last apple on the ground to a flock of wild turkeys that finds nothing.

Bilingual collection of poems reflecting the author's memories and experiences in México.