Kimmel, Eric A

With the aid of a perfect peach, a silver fife, and his own resources, Petit Jean outwits a dishonest king and wins the hand of a princess.

Drawing on traditional Jewish folklore, these Hanukkah stories relate the antics of the people of Chelm, thought--perhaps incorrectly--to be a town of fools.

Relates how a tailor who kills seven flies at one blow manages to become king.

A young girl brings her pets to the library--with predictably disastrous results.

After the death of his stepfather, fourteen-year-old P.B. Floyd moves with his mother from Oklahoma to the Oregon coast, where he makes friends with a beautiful young birdwatcher, gets a job at a marine aquarium, and adjusts to the possibility of a new stepfather.

Presents the author's first hand account of his daily life as a writer of children's books, providing information on his childhood, his family life, and what he does each day to create books.

A queen's cunning and courage brings evil to justice and saves many lives.

When Jack's mother tells him how his father died when a giant stole his barbecue recipes, Jack vows to find the giant and retrieve the book. Includes an author's note about Texas barbecue.

Marc, an imaginative Russian boy, discovers his talent for drawing and, with the encouragement of a friend and an art teacher, decides to become an artist. Based loosely on the childhood of Marc Chagall.

Relates how Hershel outwits the goblins that haunt the old synagogue and prevent the village people from celebrating Hanukkah.