Russell Hoban

Frances foils Thelma's plot to trick her out of a new china set.

Follows the experiences of a discarded popsicle stick that is picked up by a little girl who dreams about a magical horse that gallops with her through cities, jungles, and over an ice-pop mountain leading to a gold-filled pirate chest.

Ace Dragon flies, does stunts, sky writes with fire, and has many adventures with a boy named John.

Frances finds it difficult to go to sleep with the strange noises and menacing shapes that seem to fill her room after dark.

When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away--but not too far.

In Frogtown Hollow live Emmet and Ma Otter, a family with little money but lots of love. With Christmas coming, they want very much to buy each other a store-bought gift, but are barely scraping by doing odd jobs. When a local talent contest offers a special prize. Emmet must make a sacrifice to join his jug band for the competition. Will the jug band prevail or will fierce competition from the Riverbottom Gang steal the show - and the prize?