Tomie DePaola

A little old lady's attempts to have pancakes for breakfast are hindered by a scarcity of supplies and the participation of her pets.

"Andy is small. Sandy is tall. Andy is quiet. Sandy is LOUD. When these two opposites-attract best friends play dress up, anything could happen"--

In Strega Nona's village, the holiday season is a time of celebrations-and nothing says celebration like a feast. All the kitchens are bustling from the Feast of San Nicola, when the children choose the food, to the Feast of Epiphany, when someone gets to be king or queen for the day. Even the animals share in the holiday spirit, and when Big Anthony smells the delicious treats Strega Nona is cooking for them, he decides that just a taste couldn't...

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

When William Everett Crocodile is chosen to be a suitcase, his talking toothbrush becomes his salvation.

While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.

Discusses the composition of quicksand and rescue procedures.

Excluded from helping to prepare the Christmas celebration in Heaven, three small angels find a way to light up the night sky on Christmas Eve.

Mister Frog is usually asleep at Christmas time, but this year his good friends make sure that he has a wonderful holiday.