Kevin Hawkes

A down-on-his-luck painter with poor eyesight teams up with a dog with a knack for painting portraits.

"At first Tally doesn't want to go to the boarding school called Delderton. But she soon discovers that it is a wonderful place where freedom and self expression are valued. Tally organizes a ragtag dance troupe so the school can participate in an international folk dancing festival in Bergania in the summer of 1939. There she befriends Karil, the crown prince, who would love nothing more than to have ordinary friends and attend a school like Delderton....

Introducing Nate Gadol, a new larger-than-life holiday hero who brings Hanukkah wonder and generosity to all those in need. He is a generous spirit whose magic can make things last exactly as long an they're needed. When the Glaser family immigrates to the United States, their first Hanukkah looks like it will be a meager one. And their neighbors are struggling too, with money scarce and Christmas around the corner. Even Santa's spirits are running...

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

Little sister is on a hugging spree, out to hug a different animal for every letter of the alphabet.

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

Explains precisely why, although it may sound like a good idea, gathering hundreds of pigs to march in a parade through one's hometown is inadvisable.

Mr. Snore has trouble finding a room in the Sharemore Hotel where he can get some shut-eye.

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.

A boy enjoys living quietly by himself at the End of the World until Mr. Constantine Shimmer, "Professional Visionary," builds an inn and an amusement park, demanding that tourists come and have "Fun Without End!"