Van Allsburg, Chris

Presents fourteen short stories from award-winning authors based on the illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg's "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick".

Recounts the stunt performed by sixty-two-year-old retired charm school instructor Annie Edson Taylor, who went over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel in an effort to gain fame and fortune.

On a terrifically rainy day, Ben has a dream in which he and his house float by the monuments of the world, half submerged in flood water.

Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

Depicts how A was in an avalanche, B was badly bitten, C was cut to ribbons, and the other letters of the alphabet suffered similar mishaps.

Presents fifteen black-and-white illustrations--featuring one not included in previous editions--containing curious, unexplained events, designed to fire the imagination.

A magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.