Brimming with charm and whimsy, this national bestseller set in the Tower of London has the transportive qualities and delightful magic of the contemporary classics Chocolat and Amélie. 
Balthazar Jones has lived in the Tower of London with his loving wife, Hebe, and his 120-year-old pet tortoise for the past eight years. That’s right, he is a Beefeater (they really do live there). It’s no easy...

"Paras (short for Perestroika) is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. At dusk, one afternoon she pushes open the door of her stall - she's a curious filly - and, after traveling through the night, arrives by chance in the City of Light. She's dazzled, and often mystified, by the sights, sounds and smells around her, but she isn't afraid. Soon she meets an elegant dog, a German shorthair pointer named Frida, who knows how to get by without...

Harry and his sister Emily celebrate Thanksgiving by making a holiday feast for the animals in their yard.

Because all the other animals' noises keep him from sleeping, Owl watches for a chance to take his revenge.

Arthur finds everything about Halloween scary, including his little sister's costume, his morning snack, and the big house on the corner.

Of all the animals the elephant rescues, only the tiny ant returns the favor.

A disastrous chain of events in the farmyard begins when the bee stings the bull.

"From panicking puffins to entangled sperm whales, Turtle Tug is out to rescue all his sea-dwelling friends"--

A young lion saves the day with the help of his new eyeglasses.

When Bertha Bear's birthday party is interrupted by a pesky fly, she races off in pursuit of it and disturbs a number of animals along the way.