Anholt, Laurence

Leonardo da Vinci shares his dreams and visions with his young student Zoro.

Because Marie helps her poor parents by modeling for an ill-tempered artist, she becomes a famous ballerina but not in the way she had dreamed.

Sophie waits through the seasons of the year for her sibling to be born and then experiences mixed feelings about the new baby.

Carla, who lives with her family in the city, shares a close relationship with her grandad in the country through their correspondence.

A brief biography of the English girl whose discovery of an Ichthyosaurus skeleton in 1811 when she was twelve led to a life-long interest in fossils and other important discoveries.

In this version of the classic fairy tale "Rapunzel," the daughter of two hairdressers is locked in a tower by the Bad Hair Witch.

In this version of the classic fairytale "Rumpelstiltskin," the miller's daughter must guess her helper's name to keep her pet guinea pig.

In this humorous version of "Jack and the Beanstalk, " Jack trades in the family cow for a can of beans.

Ruby, a little girl who lives in the city, tells her joys and sorrows to her grandfather in letters sent to him in the country, and he teaches her "The Magpie Song" and shares a secret to help her and her family when he is gone.

Harry enjoys visiting his grandfather's farm and seeing the homes of all the animals, but in the end he is happy to return to his own home in the city.