Johnston, Tony

Lorenzo, a cookie-loving parrot who lives in Mexico, gets into lots of trouble trying to help his human family.

When his mother is stolen from her tomb, Ramose, a 4000-year-old mummy, tries to find her in the Egyptian desert, aboard an ocean liner, and in New York City's Metropolitan Museum.

An imp, a goblin, a scalawag, and a boy tell each other scary stories.

Isolated on her mountain, Amber meets and befriends a girl from the city who gives her the determination to learn to read and write.