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On Christmas Eve

by Martin, Ann M. & Muth, Jon J.

Eight-year-old Tess is convinced that if she believes and stays aware of the magic around her, she will meet Santa Claus on Christmas Eve of 1958, when she wil...

Zen Shorts

by Muth, Jon J.

When Stillwater the giant panda moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways. Includes factu...

Old Turtle and the Broken Truth

by Wood, Douglas Kellogg & Muth, Jon J.

Earth is full of suffering and war until one little girl seeks Old Turtle, who tells her about a "broken truth" and how mending it will help her community to u...

Our Gracie Aunt

by Woodson, Jacqueline & Muth, Jon J.

When a brother and sister are taken to stay with their mother's sister because their mother neglects them, they wonder if they will see their mother again.

The Three Questions

Based on a Story by Leo Tolstoy

by Muth, Jon J. & Tolstoy, Leo

Nikolai asks his animal friends to help him answer three important questions: "When is the best time to do things?" "Who is the most important?" and "What is t...

Gershon's Monster

A Story for the Jewish New Year

by Kimmel, Eric A. & ÛŠTov, BaÚ…al Shem & Muth, Jon J. & Tov, Baal Shem

When his sins threaten the lives of his beloved twin children, a Jewish man finally repents of his wicked ways.

Putnam and Pennyroyal

by Jennings, Patrick & Muth, Jon J.

While listening to her uncle as he tells a story about grebes, nine-year-old Cora Lee realizes that he is revealing something about himself through the charact...