Barbara Cooney

Matthais grows from a little boy to a grandfather on a small island off the coast of New England.

Describes the strange and splendid things that can happen on a bimulous night when the sky is like lace.

Louhi's plan to steal the sun and the moon backfires when the gods learn of her mischievous scheme.

As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.

Orphaned Ivy finds her Christmas wish fulfilled with the help of a lonely couple and a doll named Holly.

After hearing some men call his father and him hillbillies on his first trip into the nearby town of Hudson, a young boy is not so sure he still wants to become a basket maker.

Summary: Describes the life of a deer in the forest as he grows into a beautiful stag.