Rice, James

Short alphabetical rhymes introduce Cajun vocabulary and Cajun culture.

Greg is painfully shy, obsessed with "Breakfast at Tiffany's," and suffers from a severe lisp. Under the encouragement of his English teacher, Miss Hayes, who sees something special in Greg, he begins keeping a journal. And befriending a girl named Alice may force him to face his most paralyzing fears.

A shy high school student is encouraged by his teacher to keep a journal, and at the same time the student takes an interest in a girl named Alice but in order to befriend her he must overcome paralyzing anxieties.

When Santa's reindeer abandon their job in the midst of a Texas storm, he enlists the help of two lonely cowpokes so that he can finish his Christmas Eve rounds.

When Santy's reindeer abandon their job in the midst of a Texas storm, he enlists the help of two lonely cowpokes so that he can finish his Christmas Eve rounds.

Describes the atmosphere and the events of the rodeo in its early days.

Various aspects of western ranch life introduce the letters of the alphabet.

Introduces words and names, from A to Z, significant to Texas history, beginning with Austin and concluding with Lorenzo De Zavala.

Gaston, the green-nosed alligator, heads offshore, dons a hard hat and steel toes, and helps pipeliners lay a pipeline.

Santa Claus moves his headquarters to the Louisiana bayou and replaces his reindeer with flying alligators.