A shepherd shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth, and sews a beautiful new red cloak.

The Fog Maiden sent a cat to carry two sleep- ing children off to a palace ball.

A retelling of the Comanche Indian legend of how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called bluebonnet to Texas.

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

Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth.

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

Once again Tomie dePaola draws upon his childhood, this time telling about his Irish grandfather, who says to him, "We're named after each other, Tommy. That's why I want to you to call me Tom, instead of Grandpa." They share a lot of silly times, which dePaola recounts in this charming book.

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

Includes cloud index.

Andy's friends construct different words from his name: "an" words, "and" words, and "andy" words.