The Quiltmaker's Gift

Jeff Brumbeau

When a generous quiltmaker finally agrees to make a quilt for a greedy king but only under certain conditions, she causes him to undergo a change of heart. (Gr. 1 - 4)

The Hickory Chair

Lisa Rowe Fraustino

A blind boy tells of his warm relationship with his grandmother and the gift she left for him after her death. (Gr. 3 - 6)

Cinder Edna

Ellen Jackson

Cinderella and Cinder Edna, who live with cruel stepmothers and stepsisters, have different approaches to life; and, although each ends up with the prince of her dreams, one is a great deal happier than the other. (K - Gr. 6)

The Honest to Goodness Truth

Patricia McKissack*

After promising never to lie, Libby learns that it's not always necessary to blurt out the whole truth either. (Gr. 1 - 6)

In Enzo's Splendid Garden

Patricia Polacco

A cumulative rhyme describes the uproarious chain of events that ensue when a waiter trips over a book dropped by a boy watching a bee. (K - Gr. 4)