Tomie DePaola

Relates the life and legends of Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

Strega Nona has the perfect remedy for a houseguest who overstays her welcome.

Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there much more regimented.

An illustrated collection of poems, fables, and stories for the nursery, with an emphasis on traditional tales.

"Andy and Sandy are entering the big talent show! Sandy can juggle. Sandy can tumble. Sandy can hula hoop. Andy cannot do any of these things. But when Sandy is the one who gets stage fright, Andy can save the day!"--

Strega Nona fills her basket with two dozen tomatoes from her garden that she intends to donate to the convent, but her effort is challenged by her mischievous goat and her haphazard assistant, Big Anthony.

A houseful of relatives turns "Mrs. C." and Santa's Christmas into a string of surprises, from the arrival of a pet polar bear to Cousin James B.'s flaming plum pudding.

"A boy awakes with the dawn and expresses gratitude for this unique day"--

Bill the crocodile and his toothbrush, Pete the plover, set out to save Bill's cousin, who has been captured along with other endangered animals and taken from Egypt to Bad Guy's Big Bad Brother's Exotic Animal Farm near New Orleans, Louisiana.

Mister Frog is usually asleep at Christmas time, but this year his good friends make sure that he has a wonderful holiday.