Wolff, Ferida

Provides instructions for making costumes, decorating, fixing fun foods, and playing games for a Halloween celebration.

When Milly, who does the baking on the farm, gets sick, Rose discovers that there are very good reasons for making extra loaves of bread to share with their animals and friends.

Pairs of rhyming verses show that such things in the natural world as weeds, a breeze, sand, and ice can be seen both positively and negatively.

The villagers get into jealous arguments about their plan to create a splendid garden for their emperor, but these are happily resolved when the emperor himself comes to visit.

Thirteen suitably creepy things from witches to snakes and ghosts are counted in honor of Halloween.

Babba Zarrah, a beloved storyteller in a snowy mountain village, begins unraveling her story blanket to provide socks, mittens, and other items to keep the villagers warm, but when they notice her blanket is becoming smaller, they come together with a surprise for their friend.