Margot Tomes

"A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States."--

Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies.

Looking for a soup bone on Halloween, a little old lady finds a hungry skeleton instead.

A witch's hat causes its owner some problems when it turns intoa bat, then a rat, then a cat, and still won't behave after that.

A collection of stories and poems having snow as a common theme,with some recipes, handicraft, and a bibliography.

"Cursed with bad luck, a courageous young girl sets out in search of adventure, her only protection a little jewel box that she is to open only when in danger of death." --

A sorcerer's apprentice learns his master's spells on the sly and finds they come in handy when he is in danger.

The Wadsworth children must abandon their plans for Halloween mischief to help prevent the King's representative from taking away Connecticut Colony's charter.

Jack trades his old cow to a gypsy for three beans that are guaranteed to feed him his entire life.

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.