Jane Yolen

A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing.

Beneath the midnight moon, mice battle mean-hearted creepy crawlies to protect their farmyard home.

Having a friend makes going to school easier, but anxiety and fear creep back in when a little fish finds too good a hiding place during a game.

A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.

Explains how little dinosaurs should behave during a typical school day.

Merlinnus the magician devises a way for King Arthur to prove himself the rightful king of England--pulling a sword from a stone--but trouble arises when someone else removes the sword first.

When a plea arrives from his beloved Akki, Jakkin becomes a spy and risks his dragon Heart's Blood, her five hatchlings, and his freedom to go to the rescue.

A breathtaking collection of literary fairy stories from an award-winning fantasist
Author Jane Yolen speaks to the ancient magic within us all in this anthology of 30 grown-up fairy stories—lovely, lyrical, poignant, sometimes frightening tales of transformations and transfigurations, magical destinies and dangerous quests, strange visions, reawakenings, and just desserts. A past winner of the Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award,...

In humorous verse Plymouth Rock tells the story of itself, from glacial erratic to national icon--with historical asides and corrections by the fact checker.