Strega Nona sends home gifts of candy and bubble bath while on vacation, but when Bambolona grabs the candy, Big Anthony is left with a lot of bubbles.

A houseful of relatives turns "Mrs. C." and Santa's Christmas into a string of surprises, from the arrival of a pet polar bear to Cousin James B.'s flaming plum pudding.

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

A shepherd shears his sheep, cards and spins the wool, weaves and dyes the cloth, and sews a beautiful new red cloak.

Illustrations depict the various types of angels that take care of children in their everyday lives, such as The Wake-Up Angel, The Music Angel, and The Pajama and Bathrobe Angel

Pascual, a boy blessed by angels at his birth, receives divine help when the Franciscan monks make him their cook.

"Young Jack meets a host of animals on his way to ask the king for a house"--