Product Description: In this jewel-like version of a classic story, popular folklorist Shirley Climo tells the tale of Settareh, the Persian Cinderella. Magic enables Settareh to outsmart two jealous stepsisters and win the heart of a prince. But where most Cinderella stories end, poor Sattareh's troubles are only beginning! The unexpected plot twists will enchant readers as they rediscover the familiar tale in the lush setting of long-ago Persia...read more

Product Description: When Evan, a fatherless boy, senses danger one Christmas Eve, his prayers help save his favorite cowboy, Cully, from a chilly death. They also set in motion a chain of happy events for Evan and his ma. The somewhat overwrought tale is nonetheless fluidly told, and Florczak's (previously teamed with Wood for The Rainbow Bridge) realistic oil paintings, aglow with light and shadow, make ample use of the Western setting...read more

Five stories, collected in one gorgeous volume, pay tribute to the horse--a noble animal that has carried humans throughout history--and visit various cultures, from the magical humpbacked horse from Russia to the ghost-chasing horse from Tahiti.

On each spread, a young boy sees such fearsome and exotic creatures as a cobra, gorillas, and crocodiles when he goes on safari. 20,000 first printing.

Princess Alicia, given a magical fish-bone by a good fairy, is told that she must make her wishes at the proper times, yet not having any guidance as to what is the right time, she decides to not make any wishes at all to not disturb the happy world in which she lives.

A contemporary story based on the Chumash Indian legend about the origin of dolphins.

A dual exploration of the human creative process combines elements of traditional poetry with illustrations of natural subjects, in a picture book demonstration of a work of art in progress.