Gregg Press children's literature series

Threatened with life in separate orphanages when their aunt dies, two children run away to search for their uncle who works for a circus and find that they can become a part of the hard work and colorful performances of the tenting season.

The first time Alex Leeward had seen him, he'd appeared with the sunrise, astride a white horse, But reality had hit -- hard -- when she'd discovered that he was Marcus Wakeford, the man who'd dumped her sister and affected her father's health. But having had her money and return ticket to England stolen, Alex's only way of getting home was to work back her passage -- helping Marcus transport his horses, Her only safe way home was to make certain that neither the magic of France nor the magnetism of Marcus would seduce her into forgetting that this man she could so easily love was the enemy.

David can't believe his luck when a worn wooden canoe mysteriously appears on the banks of the River Say behind his house. With summer stretching endlessly before him, it seems too good to be true. Soon there is another boy--Adam, the Minnow's rightful owner. Adam wants his boat back...but something else, too: a trustworthy friend to help him find the long lost ancestral jewels that could save his family from financial disaster! Can two boys find what history has kept an untouchable secret for hundreds of years? Or will they lose the race against time and against another treasure seeker lurking at the river's edge. (Alternate title: Minnow on the Say)

A young reporter recounts his brief friendship with an extraordinary man who built the Squirrel Hotel and conducted the Bee Orchestra.

An orphaned sister and brother become involved with a wealthy smuggler and his operation on the Essex seacoast in the mid-19th century.

The hurdy-gurdy man's melodies have a dramatic effect on the stodgy inhabitants of a neat and prosperous little village.

An extremely unhappy ten-year-old magically escapes into a city he has built out of books, chessmen, candlesticks, and other household items.

The incorrigible Brown children, who devour nannies, nurse-maids, and governesses, finally meet their match.

Dissatisfied with his own tail, a young rabbit tries out that of a cat, a garter snake, and a fox.

A collection of seven stories about the goings-on in the shops that line a particular street in a country village.

The four Linnet children: Nan, Robert, Timothy and Betsy are sent to live with their strict grandmother while their father travels to Egypt. Locked away in separate rooms as punishment by their ruthless grandmother, the Linnets feel at once that their new life is unbearable—and decide to make their escape—out of the house, out of the garden and into the village. Commandeering a pony and trap, the children and their dog are led away as the pony makes his way nonchalantly home. The pony’s destination happens to be a house that belongs to their gruff but loveable uncle Ambrose. The kindly uncle Ambrose agrees to take them under his wing, he educates them and encourages them to explore Dartmoor, letting the children have free rein in his sprawling manor house and surrounding countryside. Befriending the collection of house guests, including an owl, a giant cat, and a gardener, Ezra, who converses with bees, and getting to know the miscellaneous inhabitants of the village, the four siblings discover a life in which magic and reality are curiously intermingled and evil and tragedy lurk never far away. Then stumble upon the eccentric Lady Alicia Valerian, who seems to have lost her family. And then the real fun begins! The Linnets start their search for the missing Valerians. But the village is under a spell of the witch Emma Cobley. Can the children lift the spell and restore happiness to the villagers? Or will they be thwarted by evil Emma Cobley and her magic cat? This charming story beautifully depicts early twentieth century English country life while conjuring an air of magical adventure. It is full of vivid characters, battles between good and evil and wonderful spell-binding moments.

Twelve stories representing a variety of Japanese folklore.

In his new home a young boy finds twelve old wooden soldiers with definite personalities and a fascinating history that once belonged to the famous Brontë children.