Doris Orgel

In this modern version of the French folktale "Stone Soup, " Rag-Tag Meg shows the neighborhood how to make a delicious pot of soup while starting with only water and an old wooden button.

Two crows, one big and one small, count things they see from one to ten and then back down again.

Retells the Old Testament story in which Sheba visits Solomon to test his wisdom and recounts the traditional explanation in which he passes her final test with the aid of a bee.

Presents twelve brief animal tales with specific morals which are attributed to a wise Greek slave.

The funniest things occur in the month of Fibruary--fish go peopling, snow turns to ice cream, and babies are delivered by rocket.

In 1933, best friends Daniel and Armin admire Hitler, but as anti-Semitism buoys Hitler to power, Daniel learns he is half Jewish, threatening the friendship even as life in their beloved Hamburg, Germany, is becoming nightmarish. Also details Daniel and Armin's reunion in 1945 in interspersed chapters.

This version of the song "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain" depicts a boisterous family celebration.