Kevin Hawkes

When a lady mistakes him for kitten, big hairy spider Luigi resists her kind advances until tasty breakfasts and getting tucked into bed convince him otherwise, but he soon learns what might be at stake when you pretend to be someone you're not.

A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend.

Five talented New Hampshire sisters try to care for a baby that one of them has carved out of granite.

Little sister has no problem eating one hare, two snakes, and three ants, but when she gets to ten peas, she throws up quite a mess.

Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.

Jason's enthusiasm for bears is dampened when his big brother tells him that they are going to eat him up.

A young girl watches as the activities across the street from her bus stop become a circus.

Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River.

When his Jewish parents send him to a Minnesota logging camp to escape the influenza epidemic of 1918, ten-year-old Marven finds a special friend.

Ben selects from the shelter a most unusual "dog" that wreaks havoc in town until she has a chance to prove her worth.