Tomie DePaola

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

Bill the crocodile and his toothbrush, Pete the plover, set out to save Bill's cousin, who has been captured along with other endangered animals and taken from Egypt to Bad Guy's Big Bad Brother's Exotic Animal Farm near New Orleans, Louisiana.

Grandma Concetta heals everyone with her remedies and advice, and when she retires, she leaves Nona her magic pasta pot with its secret ingredient.

Introduces the Thanksgiving holiday, discussing its origin among the Pilgrims and its modern celebration. On board pages. Introduces the Thanksgiving holiday, discussing its origin among the Pilgrims and its modern celebration.

While his wife is away, a lazy man relies on a pooka to clean up the messes that he and his friends make.

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

When a dinosaur hatches from the egg that Little Grunt brought home for dinner, Mama and Papa Grunt let him keep it as a pet until it grows too big for their cave.

A once-famous Italian juggler, now old and a beggar, gives one final performance before a statue of Our Lady and the Holy Child.