The New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year for 1973 and an ALA Notable Book, The Real Thief is the story of Gawain, a most honorable goose. Trustworthy and proud, Gawain is given the keys to the king's Royal Treasury and put in charge of security. When rubies begin to disappear and the world-famous Kalikak diamond vanishes, it looks as if someone is sacking the treasury. Only the king and Gawain have the keys-and why would the king steal from...

Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint-Abel, for short-is a rich and silly mouse. He spends most of his days just having fun, going to picnics with his wife, playing croquet with friends, and dancing at parties. Unlike most other mice, Abel has never had to work for anything. All that changes one blustery fall day when his wife's scarf flutters away in a gust of wind. Abel races off to rescue it and is swept away in a rainstorm. When the storm is over, Abel...

Rotten Island has always been a paradise for nasty creatures, until one awful day a beautiful flower begins to grow, threatening to spoil the island forever.

Abel is dumped on an uninhabited island and can't get home.

Irene's mother is ill so Irene volunteers to deliver the party dress to the duchess; she must brave a snow storm but is rewarded for her efforts

Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!

Yorick thinks his brother Charles is a pain until Yorick concocts a potion which shrinks him to the size of a peanut and Charles is the only one who can help him.

A bored witch causes trouble when she decides to take revenge on an old man, but her mischief leads to a happy ending.

When Caleb finds himself transformed into a dog and is unable to tell his wife his true identity, he decides to become her companion.