S. D. Schindler

Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands.

A poem describing Johnny Appleseed's appearance and actions.

A school of fish and a group of children frolic in the bay.

Brother Hugo can't return his library book - the letters of St. Augustine - because, it turns out, the precious book has been devoured by a bear! Instructed by the abbot to borrow another monastery's copy and create a replacement, the hapless monk painstakingly crafts a new book, copying it letter by letter and line by line. But when he sets off to return the borrowed copy, he finds himself trailed by his hungry new friend. Once a bear has a taste...

Santa tries his hand at many jobs before finding the perfect job as the world's greatest gift giver.

"A hermit crab in need of a new, bigger shell explores the beach, trying on a variety of unsuitable objects before finding the right fit"--

Ghost tries to help Skeleton get rid of the hiccups.

A child's two grandfathers relate their boyhood experiences of the "terrible blizzard of 1888," during which each was stuck for three days doing what he disliked the most.

A young boy describes the trip he and his father make to Grandma's house, measuring how many miles are left at various points on the trip.

As his mouse family endures a long, cold winter, Moses's contributions of a dance, a juggling act, and a little song prove more useful than he had supposed.