Michael Garland

When Miss Smith brings her students to the public library, they not only meet Virginia Creeper, the librarian, but also a host of frightening creatures that emerge from the pages of the "Incredible Storybook" as Ms. Creeper reads her favorite tales.

When Tommy follows the instructions his aunt left him, he is led to several Easter surprises.

It is December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Peal Harbor, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt leads a nation in crisis. He must address a joint session of Congress to ask for a declaration of war against Japan. For two years America has refused to enter World War II. Now that's over. But Roosevelt needs an armored car to transport him from the White House to Capitol Hill. According to legend, the car Roosevelt used that day was...

On Christmas Eve, a little mouse decides to stay awake to see Santa and ends up taking a wild ride in Santa's sleigh before being returned home safe and sound.

A young child with a new book hunts inside and outside the house before finding the right chair for reading.

A businessman who is not very nice has bought the North Pole and Christmas, threatening to ruin that special day, and only Chrissie, Santa's daughter, seems to believe Christmas can be saved.

"A tugboat has many jobs, keeping it busy from morning 'til night"--

"On Christmas Eve, Tommy receives an intriguing invitation from his eccentric Aunt Jeanne and is soon whisked away in a magical taxi to a bustling metropolis where it's Christmas every day"--Dust jacket.

Fish wishes to be all sorts of animals because each one is special, then realizes there is something good about being a fish, too.

After falling asleep and being delivered along with a toy airplane on Christmas morning, a hard-working elf tries to make his way back to the North Pole.