Du Bois, William Pene

As an English boy matures, his teddy bear remains a trusted friend, helping him through many situations over the course of sixty years.

Recounts the traditional story of the tortoise and the hare and an original episode in which the tortoise attempts to obtain the hare's liver for the Fish Queen.

The adventures of a disillusioned schoolteacher who sails across the Pacific Ocean in a giant balloon, and witnesses the explosion of the island of Krakatoa.