Presents some of the "masterpieces" of children's literature, including Mother Goose verses, fairy tales, works by Lear, Ruskin, Carroll, Twain, Harris, Stevenson, Baum, Grahame, Kipling, Milne, and more.
A collection of folktales from around the world, all featuring the character of the fool, with tips for telling the stories aloud, related activities, and source notes.
A collection of favorite poems by such writers as William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Edward Lear, Walt Whitman, and Langston Hughes, with portraits of the poets, brief biographical background, and illustrations.
Presents a collection of stories, poems, and plays, both classic and contemporary, by such authors as Flannery O'Connor, William Faulkner, John Keats, and Sylvia Plath.