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.

An illustrated alphabetical examination of the history of piracy uses poetry and expository text to cover topics including legendary ships, fabled hideouts, notorious villains like Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, and much more.

Illustrations and rhyming text present a night full of scary creatures and spooky sights, one for each letter of the alphabet.

When the Buccaneer Bunnies receive a note from an unknown enemy, Henry researches and writes a book called "Plan for Impending Danger from the Unknown Enemy Who Wrote the Scary Note," which helps him when the enemy finally arrives.

Tells, in rhyme, of the year that Santa Claus, suffering from a cold and other ailments, decides to take a vacation at Christmastime, and of the surprising response of children around the world.

One Christmas Eve in the desert, some homesick soldiers are paid a visit by the Santa of Soldiers. This lively, poignant tale was inspired by Clement C.. Moore's famous yuletide poem.

"Little Baby Mummy wants just one more game of Hide and Shriek before bedtime. But who will comfort Little Baby Mummy when a small scritchy-scratchy someone gives him a scare? Big Mama Mummy, of course!"--Page 4 of cover.

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

When a dragon threatens to disrupt the life of the townspeople, a little girl challenges the scaly creature to a math contest involving knowledge of weight.

Rhyming tale of five boys and their father who forget about their chores on the farm to enjoy Minnie's good cooking, each requesting double what the previous one ordered.