John Manders

In a faraway kingdom where music has been banned, an ever-increasing group of musicians flees certain death, but when their terrible playing becomes too much for their horse, he teaches them to play together by using musical notation.

Jack the cat gets much more than he bargained for when he decides to build the perfect nest to attract the perfect chicken.

A humorous adaptation of the folktale Goldilocks and the three bears, which portrays the bears as "libearians" and Goldie Socks finds just the right book and the perfect place to read it.

Enamored of dinosaurs, Erin writes a letter inviting a real one to her sixth birthday party.

Describes people's feelings about bathing and methods of keeping clean throughout history, from the Stone Age to modern times.

When three cowboys are stuck out on the range at Christmas, they try to make the cowboy camp feel festive.

Captain Barnacle Black Ear, baddest of the Buccaneer Bunnies, is ashamed of his book-loving son, Henry, until the day a great storm approaches.

When Jack's mother tells him how his father died when a giant stole his barbecue recipes, Jack vows to find the giant and retrieve the book. Includes an author's note about Texas barbecue.

Families of turkeys come from near and far to sit down and share a Thanksgiving Day dinner.

In Venice, Italy, in the 1890s, a stray cat draws attention to a coffee shop in which he inspired composer Guiseppi Verdi, and as the feline's fame grows, the shop's owner entertains royalty, the Pope, and many others. Includes historical notes about the real Nini and his visitors.