Eleanor Hoffmann

A completely new selection of outstanding children's stories and poems compiled for enrichment reading by a distinguished editorial board of children's librarians. Contains: From [The Adventures of Pinocchio / Carlo Collodi]-- [Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]( / Lewis Carroll -- From [The Borrowers / Mary Norton]-- [Miss Hickory]/ Carolyn Sherwin Bailey -- From [Winnie-the-Pooh / A.A. Milne]-- A Crime Wave in the Barnyard / Walter R. Brooks -- [Mischief in Fez]/ Eleanor Hoffmann -- [The King of the Golden River]/ John Ruskin -- [Mr. Toad]/ Kenneth Grahame -- The Mermaid's Lagoon / J.M. Barrie -- From Twenty-one Balloons / William Pene Du Bois -- The Old Lady's Bedroom / George MacDonald : : : : :

The adventures of Pepe the pig, Bonito the parrot, Esmeralda the hen, and Nina the dog after they cleverly escape the dreaded possibility that Pepe or Esmeralda may be served up for Christmas dinner.

Two young Americans visit Jersey and picnic with their new acquaintances in an old pirate's cave where they discover treasure. Later that summer, the young men accompany Princess, a Jersey cow, to America to join a dairy herd with hopes to earn money from her milk and calves, as well as win a blue ribbon at the county fair.

Thom, a Siamese cat of Paris, dreams of having his portrait painted by a great artist.

Shuku, son of Chief Islay of Helo, fights the plots of his wicked stepmother, Ojai, and her equally wicked son, Mogi.