Jim LaMarche

A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.

"A group of friends discovers a neglected pond in the woods and decides to fix it up together"--

Three stories about being lost, being found, finding home, and, most importantly, about the dogs that help us find the way.

A lonely little fir tree, standing by itself at the edge of the forest, has its life transformed when a father takes it home to serve as a living Christmas tree for his bedridden son.

In Depression-era New York City, construction workers at the Rockefeller Center site help a family in need--a gift that is repaid years later in the donation of an enormous Christmas tree.

Henry is fascinated by the bees his Aunt Lilla cares for and he would love to help, but she says he must wait until he is older.

A young girl yearns to see an elusive puma in the wild, knowing that their numbers are dwindling and that what her Gram calls a "long-dream" may never come true.

A mother tells her son the story of Little Oh, a girl made of paper who becomes separated from her human mother.

"One dawn, when the Moon hears the laughter of awakening children, she yearns to see them. But the day belongs to the Sun. And he refuses to share the daytime sky. As the Moon eclipses him and lets him see the stars--he also sees his place in the universe! A pourquois tale that explains why the moon can sometimes be seen in the daytime"--Provided by publisher.

When the moon gives twelve tiny babies to a childless couple, the new parents take great care of their charges and eventually receive an unexpected reward.