Bill Peet

For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave he can at least act brave.

The Wump World is an unspoiled place until huge monsters bring hordes of tiny creatures from the planet Pollutus.

Describes in rhyme a variety of fantastical creatures such as the blue-snouted Twumps, the pie-faced Pazeeks, and the fancy Fandangos.

A tired and dejected circus camel finds long-sought-after recognition along a railroad track.

A cat and her home, an old car in a junkyard, suddenly find themselves on the road with a reckless, frenzied travelling salesman at the wheel.

Unhappy about the noise and clutter of the city, a squirrel travels west to find peace and quiet in the forest of giant trees he has heard about.

A country pigeon is talked into visiting a city park by a sparrow. After he injures a wing he is helped home by the sparrow and his friends.

The forest birds are alarmed when an egg hatches and out comes a griffin--a strange creature that is part eagle and part lion.

The English king dies leaving no heir. In the churchyard of a cathedral in London, a sword appears imbedded in a stone. It is inscribed with a prophecy. Although many try, no one can budge the sword from the stone. Deep in the dark woods, Merlin the Magician begins to teach 11-year-old Arthur, who lives in the castle of Sir Ector where he's an apprentice squire to Sir Kay. Arthur learns the basic truths of life, but he also runs into the evil Madam...