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.

The trolls pay Halvor an annual Christmas visit until they encounter a great white cat.

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

Simple Pierrot dreams of his saucy sweetheart Columbine in this original story featuring the traditional comic characters.

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth.

When a new girl in the Barkers' class, Carole Anne, acts like a bully, the students try talking to her and ignoring her until Morgie finally discovers what is wrong and finds a way to fix it