New Releases by Harry Devlin

"What's cooking?" asked Old Witch, glaring at Nicky and his mother. Nicky's mother carefully explained about the contest. Oldwick needed a new bandstand and the townspeople agreed that a carnival, with a cake baking contest, would be a fine way to raise money. Old Witch snorted as Nicky invited her to the carnival. "You'll have a wonderful time," he said. "And if you like, you may enter the contest, but Mrs. Butterbean always wins first prize." Grabbing her broom, Old Witch sailed out of the house to the top of a black walnut tree to sulk. Dear, cranky Old Witch returns in this classic 1970 tale, along with her hauntingly delicious recipe for Magic Nut Cake!

Feeling his mistress has rejected him in preference to her newly hatched chicks, the old hound dog decides he must hatch from an egg and learn to say peep to regain favor.

Thinking that Henriette the truffle hound has lost her sense of smell, Jolie's grandfather plans to get rid of her, until she proves her worth in a fancy restaurant in Paris.

When little Tommy gets separated from his mother at the Cranberry Fair, Maggie and Mr. Whiskers go up in a hot air balloon to help find him.

Even though he has a toothache, Mr. Whiskers does not want to go to the dentist, until Maggie and Grandmother show him that there is no reason to be afraid.

When a new family moves in next door, Maggie, Grandmother, and Mr. Whiskers help them feel at home.

Nicky and his mom buy an old New England house to turn into a tearoom, never suspecting that it's already occupied by Old Black Witch--who's not about to share it with them. How Nicky and his mom reconcile their differences with Old Black Witch makes for spooky and delicious fun. Full-color illustrations.

Does Mr. Whiskers have a secret admirer? For the first time in his life, Mr. Whiskers receives a valentine. And not just one, but several! Mr. Whiskers is beside himself...does he really have a secret admirer? How will Mr. Whiskers respond to this valentine gesture?

Grandmother's famed cranberry bread recipe is stolen during the celebration at a Thanksgiving dinner.

Events at Easter time convince Seth, owner of Cranberryport's general store, that he is needed in town and should change his plans to retire and leave. Includes a recipe for cranberry cobbler.

Devlin is an artist and writer who has, during the course of forty years, created large-scale, detailed and dramatic oil portraits of examples of Victorian architecture on the Eastern seaboard. He presents 70 structures in this volume: octagonal barns, Cape May cottages, New York town houses. Produced with the elegance, taste and technical skill we associate with David Godine Books. 11x11.5". No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Hester courageously hangs on to her house when it is swept downriver during a flood.

Mr. Whiskers faces a gloomy Christmas until Maggie and her grandmother help him straighten out his house and find the deed to the nearby pond.

When the kitchen is finally empty, Old Witch makes her own magic nut cake to enter in the carnival's cake baking contest.

Maggie and Mr. Whiskers go in search of thieves who are stealing many valuable old things in Cranberryport.

Fifteen tales from many lands explaining nature's phenomena: thunder, lightning, and rain.

If the warthog destined for the Oldwick zoo had not had a mind of her own, the rival towns of Oldwick and Quimby might never have become friends.

Presents 22 styles of American homes popular at various periods in our history.