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Look out for Hogan's goats

1969
A stubborn old goat and his kid brothers are the nuisances of the countryside but with a couple of funny pranks they capture the good will of the people.

Bob Bodden and the seagoing farm

1970
Homesick for the Maine farm where he grew up, Captain Bob sets up a farm on his ship.

Windwagon Smith

1969
An American tall tale in which a group of pioneers goes West with a sailor at the helm of an unusual vehicle.

The old witch goes to the ball

1969
After she is mistaken for someone else at the Halloween Ball and consequently loses the prize for best costume, the angry old witch plans her revenge.

Paul Bunyan finds a wife

1969
Paul Bunyan's wife fixed pies with meringues that touched the ceiling and stacks of pancakes as tall as a pine tree.

It happened in No-End Hollow

1969
This retelling of three traditional tales from the Great Smoky Mountain region of Tennessee includes "Old Ben Bailey Meets his Match," "Little Lihu's Lucky Day," and "Don't Be a Silly-Billy.".

Poetry of witches, elves, and goblins

1970
A collection of poems about witches, elves, brownies, goblins, giants, fairies, leprechauns, and other wee folk.

Poetry for summer

1970
Fifty-five poems by various poets about the activities and pleasures of summer.

Of beasts, birds and men

fables from three lands
1970
A collection of Greek, French, and Russian fables originally written by Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine, and Ivan Krylov.

Big Mose, hero fireman

1969
Big Mose, legendary fireman of New York, proves that flying a rooftop blown off a burning building is all in a day's work.
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