Master storyteller Patricia C. McKissack transports us to the front porch--a place where lightning bugs flash, lemonade is poured, and tales about slickster-tricksters are an every-night treat for the whole family to enjoy.

Presents seven Dr. Seuss stories first published in magazines between 1948 and 1959, with an introduction and commentary on each.

"A collection of 'lost' stories written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss and published in magazines in the 1950s. Includes an introduction by Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen"--

Cinderella -- Thumbelina -- Beauty and the Beast -- Snow White -- The Princess and the Frog -- The Princess and the Pea -- Rumpelstiltskin -- East of the Sun and West of the Moon -- Twelve Dancing Princesses -- Sleeping Beauty.

Hot on the heels of "Guys Read: Funny Business" comes the next installment inScieszka's definitive library for boys.

"Triumph. Tragedy. The empyreal. The infernal. Even the mundane, filtered through the fantastical. Superheroes are, appropriately enough, a sort of super-genre, encompassing all other story types. This YA anthology features 13 short stories that creatively turn superhero tropes on their head, while still paying homage to the genre that has found fans for more than eight decades. And there will be no mistake--superheroes don't have to just be generic...

An inspired collection of short stories by an all-star cast of bestselling storytellers based on the thought-provoking illustrations in Van Allsburg's "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick." Contributors include Sherman Alexie, M.T. Anderson, Kate DiCamillo, Cory Doctorow, and Stephen King. Illustrations.

Forty short stories by an award-winning author and poet.

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young boy's day.