
When he falls in love with a beautiful mermaid who drifts in too close to shore, a young Irish fisherman snatches up her shimmering cape knowing that as long as he has it the mermaid can never leave him....
Colum's ability to understand the language of the birds gains him access as royal storyteller to the King's castle, where he is accidentally changed into a dog and entrusted with protecting the newborn prince from being kidnapped by fairies...
Kate stared at the rickety wooden bridge. There were boards loose on its narrow walkway. There was no railing to hold on to. She was afraid to cross this bridge even in daylight. But she had to cross it now. She had to get to the train station in tim...
To make room for their expected baby, a family is extending their little house. The bustle and noise of the builders frighten off a pair of robins. Four baby robins are left behind in the nest. 'They will all die, Jimmy, and it's our fault,' Kitty de...
Amid a terrible blizzard . . . a young boy braves the cold alone. The Bronx, New York, 1888. The snowstorm of the century has buried Milton Daub’s town under ice and snow. His family needs milk, and his neighbor needs medicine. With help from his f...
With the bridge out and a train on the way . . . a girl must get a warning to the station in time. Moingona, Iowa, 1881. Kate Shelley lives on a farm near Honey Creek with her mother and younger brothers and sisters. When a terrible storm makes the ...