Diane Namm

From Icarus's legendary flight to Orpheus's trip to the underworld,this edition introduces young readers to classic Greek myths.

Surrounded by other kids with extremely commercial ideas about Christmas, Charlie Brown struggles to understand the true spirit of the holiday. On board pages.

Choosing a pet as her birthday gift proves to be difficult for a young girl as she and her parents visit a zoo, a farm-animal petting zoo, and a pet store searching for the very best animal friend.

A group of young boys and girls learn that they can become best friends despite their differences.

Inspired by toys and other objects in his room, a boy imagines all sorts of visitors, from a jet pilot to slimy aliens, as he thinks about who might come and play with him.

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "The Jungle Book" during which a very curious mongoose is blamed for the misbehavior of a snake.

The town doctor, Dr. Doolittle, switches to patients of the furry kind when he realizes he has a special gift of communicating with animals.

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "The Jungle Book" during which Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves and other animals, learns that as long as he lives with his friends, they are threatened by Shere Khan and so decides to leave, accompanied by Bagheera and Baloo.