"An allegorical tale about Nazi occupied Poland in which a town's residents are forced to turn over their musical instruments. A young student rescues the hurdy-gurdy of her teacher, who has presumably befallen a terrible fate, and later, a young boy finds the instrument and intends to pass it--and the importance of remembering--on to his future grandchildren"--

A poetry collection about cryptozoological creatures (the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot, Chupacabra, etc.) from around the world, written so as to allow the design of the book to disguise the fact that the collection is poetry--

When the Queen of Trouble cannot sleep because all the beds she tries are uncomfortable, Isabella Abnormella saves the day by inventing the water bed.

"And many were the Beasts who knew/What all the world would know...." In this wonderful new telling of the Nativity story, all creatures great and small from the majestic camels of the desert to the meekest dormouse experience the wonder and joy of the coming of Baby Jesus. Wordsmith J. Patrick Lewis's lilting verse is deceptively simple while Drew Bairley's stunning paintings make each turn of the page a sheer delight. Together, author and artist...

Lost in a snowstorm on an English heath on Christmas Eve, Liddy and Will meet the magical and mysterious Wee Mary Fever, who summons St. Nick himself to take them home.

A parody of Ernest Thayer's baseball poem "Casey at the Bat" follows an array of animals, from octopi to hippopotami, as they all play in the final game of the World Series.

During the rainy season, when the river rises, Snout the crocodile helps many creatures cross to the other side but when the rain stops and the river dries up, it is Snout who needs help getting home.

Presents the real-life adventures of the eighteenth century pirate Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, who preyed on ships off the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina, with some sections of the text in verse.

Twenty-one poems celebrate and chronicle the actions of real-life persons (and one dog) who have performed heroic acts in service of others.

Thirteen classic poems by poets such as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, and David McCord are paired with parodies written by J. Patrick Lewis that honor and play off of the original poems in a range of ways.