Steven Kroll

When the mayor of Mouseville announces a contest, Clayton and Desmond compete to win the prize for building the biggest snowman.

Drago the little dragon surprises his family when he enters a stunts flying competition with them, after taking flying lessons from a bird.

Worried that an early spring will ruin his ski lodge business, Roland Raccoon takes drastic steps to prevent Godfrey Groundhog from looking for his shawdow on Groundhog Day.

Even though Tucker causes chaos as he bounds through the house, knocking things over, his owners find it difficult to scold him because he is such a nice dog.

"Kroll introduces four notable groups referred to by their enemies as barbarians: the Goths, the Huns, the Vikings, and the Mongols. In each case, he looks at the lives of common people within the group, their religious beliefs, their leaders, their history, and the results of their attacks on other civilizations"--Amazon.com.

Lots of little, everyday frustrations make Nina mad, and she is very good at expressing her feelings.

Discusses the eighteen month history, officially beginning April 3, 1860, of the mail delivery between Saint Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, known as the Pony Express.

Describes the life and work of the inventor who developed the steamboat and made it a commercial success.

A biography of William Penn, founder of the Quaker colony of Pennsylvania, who struggled throughout his life for the freedom to practice his religion.

A family of mice enjoys the doll house and furnishings that Rachel receives as gifts on the eight nights of Hanukkah.