Jane Yolen

When young Arthur is troubled by dreams, Merlin tells him a story about a fatherless boy who himself dreamed about dragons and the defeat of the evil king Vortigern.

Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.

Told in rhyming text, this story follows young dinosaurs who learn to read, but only after many mishaps, like chewing their books and throwing them at the cat--but eventually they learn to respect their books, and treat them properly.

One by one, baby woodland creatures leave home and sing their way to visit grandma.

When Commander Salamander and his band of pirates capture the "Star Warts" spaceship, Commander Toad is forced to hop the plank.

Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.

Two rambunctious monsters creep, gurgle, crawl, and tumble before falling asleep.

In these twelve modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear-but dead-mother's homecoming, a bridge that longs for a goat-eating troll, and a mutiny among Peter Pan's troops.

The unicorns flee from the noise, violence, and destruction of civilization and find refuge in the sea.

In the morning, dragons wake up, tumble out of bed, and get ready to fly into the sky.