Rhyming text and die-cut pages demonstrate that a glimpsed witch can be a puff of smoke, blowing leaves can look like a juggling frog, and things are not always what they seem.
Trapped in a dead Iowa community with no decent boys her age, twelve-year-old Dagmar invents a fantasy boyfriend, who gets her in terrible trouble when he argues with her and makes her talk back to him in front of family and friends.
by Jill Paton Walsh; illustrated by Stephen Lambert
Walsh, Jill Paton
1995
What will Connie do when there aren't any toys left to play with? She'll use her head in this playful story of a young girl discovering the irrepressible magic of her own imagination.
Expanded verses of a familiar song tell how a teapot dreams of visiting China, Mexico, the opera, a jungle, and other places while waiting to be used to serve tea. Includes music and lyrics on the last page.