Schecter, Ellen

Uses rebuses to retell the Aesop fable about a young boy whose false cries for help bring him to an unfortunate end.

After showing kindness to a fairy in disguise, Claire receives the gift of flowers and jewels that fall from her mouth when she speaks, but her bitter sister suffers a less pleasant fate.

When the town mouse and the country mouse visit each other, they find they prefer very different ways of life.

Annie overcomes her fear of the water on a hot afternoon at the pool, where with the help of her mom and her imagination, she learns to swim.

Annie goes to the pool with her mother, and learns to float like a fish, paddle like a puppy, dive like a dolphin, and sneak like a shark.

Introduction to the scariest, spookiest creatures on earth.

Uses rebuses to retell the Aesop fable about a young boy whose false cries for help bring him to an unfortunate end.

Presents, in brief text and illustrations, a variety of animals, birds, and insects notable for their unusual looks and behavior.

After showing kindness to a fairy in disguise, Claire receives the gift of flowers and jewels that fall from her mouth when she speaks, but her bitter sister suffers a less pleasant fate.

In order to obtain a cure for her father's blindness, a loving young girl agrees to marry a terrifying dragon.