When Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Includes cloud index.

A small boy enjoys his relationship with his grandmother and his great-grandmother, but he learns to face their inevitable death.

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

Illustrations and simple text describe the ways various animals communicate, such as "Owls hoot," "Pigs squeal," and "Bees buzz."