An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for himself.

After her father returns from the war moody and tired, Marly's family decides to move from the city to Maple Hill Farm in the Pennsylvania countryside, where they share many adventures that help restore their spirits and their bond with each other.

Fourteen-year-old Bright Morning and her friend, both Navajos, are kidnapped by Spanish slave traders and forced to work in a Mexican village as household slaves, then return to Canyon de Chelly, only to face a new threat from the white man.

"Keeping pigeons as pets is common among the young boys of Calcutta, India. But the carrier pigeon Gay-Neck is unique. In the course of his adventures, he is as much the teacher as the student of young Dhan, his owner and trainer. Gay-Neck serves heroically in World War I, carying messages, but must struggle to overcome a paralyzing fear acquired at the battlefront. How does he find the incentive to fly again? The answer offers young readers insight...

Children will delight in following the peddlers efforts to outwit the monkeys and will ask to read it again and again. Caps for Sale is an excellent easy-to-read book that includes repetition, patterns, and colors, perfect for early readers. This tale of a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity and also teaches children about problem and resolution.

Years after his wife Maria is gunned down by an unknown shooter, a crime that has never been solved, psychologist Alex Cross is called in by his former partner, John Sampson, who wants his help on a case that reveals a connection to Maria's death.

A cumulative tale in which a frog tries to catch a fly without getting caught itself.

Pictures of animals wearing clothes show why this would be a ridiculous custom for them.

When the bones of a twelve year old boy are found scattered in the Hollywood Hills, Harry Bosch is drawn into a case that brings up the darkest memories from his own haunted past.

A little boy walking in the forest meets a big lovable bear that takes him on a delicious berry-picking adventure in the magical world of Berryland.