Oppenheim, Joanne

"A very stubborn Prince learns how to expand his diet and try new foods"--Provided by publisher.

Having missed her chance to see him on the first Christmas, old Befana travels around Italy each year searching for the Christ Child and leaving cookies and Christmas presents for the sleeping children.

No one can succeed in making the young prince go to sleep, until an old woman tries with a bedtime story.

A retelling of a Mexican legend that describes the origin of the Poinsettia plant. In this version, a young girl has nothing to give the Christ child, but when the weeds she carries in her hands miraculously transform into red flowers, she now has the perfect gift.

Describes in verse the different kinds of houses people live in throughout the world.

Kate's lively and imaginative efforts to wake up the baby only result in putting Kate to sleep instead.

A retelling of a Mexican legend that describes the origin of the Poinsettia plant. In this version, a young girl has nothing to give the Christ child, but when the weeds she carries in her hands miraculously transform into red flowers, she now has the perfect gift.

Describes a variety of bugs in rhyming verse.