Kevin Hawkes

A year in the life of a baby in Maine who is just like any other baby except that he is gigantic.

A down-on-his-luck painter with poor eyesight teams up with a dog with a knack for painting portraits.

Carried off to a frozen land by the giants to be their king, Lord Buckliness misses the delights of summer and spring.

Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.

"Introducing Nate Gadol, a new larger-than-life holiday hero who brings Hanukkah wonder and generosity to all those in need. He is a generous spirit whose magic can make things last exactly as long an they're needed. When the Glaser family immigrates to the United States, their first Hanukkah looks like it will be a meager one. And their neighbors are struggling too, with money scarce and Christmas around the corner. Even Santa's spirits are running...

Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth.

Explains precisely why, although it may sound like a good idea, gathering hundreds of pigs to march in a parade through one's hometown is inadvisable.

Describes the need for sailors to be able to determine their position at sea and the efforts of John Harrison, an eighteenth century man who spent his life refining instruments to enable them to do this.

A young girl watches as the activities across the street from her bus stop become a circus.

A family of nice ghosts protects a British orphan from the diabolical plans of his evil guardians.