New Releases by Wende Devlin

It's autumn in Cranberryport. "School again! And we have no money for new clothes," Grandmother worries. "And you need a new winter coat," Maggie adds. Grandmother sets upon a plan to earn extra money, and the Cranberryport Antique Sale begins to take form. A search of Grandmother's attic turns up two valuable items for sale, but trouble starts when mean Cyrus Grape enters the scene. With a little help from the guileless Mr. Whiskers, pandemonium breaks loose, and soon the whole town becomes enthusiastically involved. Fans of the Cranberryport books will welcome this ninth and final title in the much-loved series. And once again, as a special bonus, the Devlins have provided a recipe. This time for delicious cranberry squares.

The citizens of Cranberryport need to raise money for a new dock after theirs is destroyed in a storm. Almost everyone volunteers to help, with Mr. Whiskers offering to keep the money that's raised in his grandfather's moneybox. Cranky Mr. Grape refuses to contribute and insists it's a mistake to trust Mr. Whiskers. Grandmother speaks up for Mr. Whiskers and he gets the job, but on the way to the town Halloween party Maggie and Mr. Whiskers are confronted by two men dressed in pirates costumes who want to steal the town's money. What will they do? This 1982 classic returns with another mouthwatering recipe, this time for Cranberry Dessert!

It's a summer day in Cranberryport when a lost, hungry donkey is caught raiding Cyrus Grape's lettuce patch! Mr. Whiskers helps Maggie rescue the donkey, which they name Eliza. But he reminds Maggie that Eliza will need lots of oats and hay to eat, and his money box is nearly empty. It's Grandmother who comes up with a plan to keep Eliza and fill the money box. How the town manages to keep Eliza in Cranberryport makes for a sunny adventure, bursting with humor.

Every year Grandmother invited a guest for Thanksgiving dinner and allowed Maggie to do the same. "Ask someone poor or lonely," she always said. Thanksgiving was Grandmother's favorite day of the year. The cooking was done and her famous cranberry bread was cooling on a wooden board. But she wasn't happy to find out Maggie had invited the unsavory Mr. Whiskers to dinner. Would her secret cranberry bread recipe be safe with him in the house? A delightful 1971 classic with Grandmother's secret recipe on the back!

Maggie, her grandmother, and the sewing circle make Cranberryport a brighter place for Mr. Whiskers when they send him secret valentines.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On his birthday, Mr. Whiskers has one calamity after another until the residents of Cranberryport step in to save the day. Includes a recipe for strawberry cake.

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.