Nine-year-old Hannah, a Quaker living in Philadelphia just before the Civil War, longs to have some fashionable dresses like other girls but come

The class cut-up is given his come-uppance by gentle, timid Ellen Tebbits.

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.

Presents the life of John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, describing his love of nature, his kindness to animals, and his physical for

Describes the way residents of a small island celebrate Christmas.

Casey, Jenny, and Kate have a pajama party complete with sleeping bags, chocolate chip cookies, and scary stories.

A young girl receives a pair of beautiful red shoes from her Tia Rosita and finds different uses for them until she grows enough for them to fit.