Troy Howell

When Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan boy to help them tend their farm on Canada's Prince Edward Island, they are shocked when and eleven-year old girl is sent to them instead, the spirited and fanciful Anne Shirley. Despite their initial disappointment, the Cuthberts are quickly won over by her charm, spunk, and wit. Anne adapts to her new family and finds a place for herself on the island - befriending neighbors, attending...

Wednesday, a whale living in captivity, is inspired by a little girl named Piper to try to reach the sea.

A collection of well-known tales from medieval Europe, including "Beowulf," "The Sword in the Stone," "The Song of Roland," and "Gudren and the Island of the Lost Children."

A collection of rarely retold tales from the "Elder Edda" and the "Younger Edda," two six-hundred-year-old Norse manuscripts.

A collection of twelve mermaid tales from around the world, featuring such sources as France, Greece, and North Africa.

Retells part of Homer's Odyssey in which Odysseus, with the help of the goddess Athena, plans to get revenge on those who have plagued his wife and son during his absence.

Daniel, a Midwestern farm boy, finds a battered dog in a ditch and nurses it back to health, but is disappointed when the dog doesn't immediately respond to his gestures of affection.