by Willo Davis Roberts (1993)
Upset that his parents do not seem to pay any attention to him or care about him, eleven-year-old David becomes even more worried when they deposit him for the summer with a grandmother he hardly knows so that they can go about their own busy lives.
Marjorie White Pellegrino
Annie is unhappy that she has to share her grandmother, the mayor, with so many people, but when she helps out during a town emergency, Annie appreciates all that her grandmother does in the community.
retold by Ji-Li Jiang
The mischievous Monkey King attempts to achieve immortality the easy way, gains god-like powers, and wreaks havoc in heaven.
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
"Poor Bethany Palmer hasn't slept in thirteen years. When her husband, Warren, steals their son, Andrew, away in the middle of the night, her already fragile grip on reality starts to weaken-- even as she sets off after them on a nightmarish phantasmagoria through an urban dreamscape"--P. [4] of cover.
story by Hans Baumann
Children's story, original but using a combination of North European and Native American traditions. Chip, a little boy, must go on a long and dangerous journey to get the medicine that will save his sister. His bravery and kindness get the attention of animals along the way, who stop to help him make the journey.