Most Popular Books by Carolyn Haywood

One of children''s literature''s most beloved heroines is back!

Spending the summer in the country with her grandparents, five-year-old Star has a chance to make friends with raccoons, swans, and other animals both domestic and wild.

Only one man in the kingdom is willing to face the king''s monster for the hand of the princess.

A collection of nine stories revolving around the birthday celebrations of a variety of the author''s characters, old and new.

Relates the boyhood of Santa Claus and how he got into the "present business."

A collection of ten stories, five previously published by the author, all of which take place during the summer.

Six-year-old Teddy and four-year-old Babs move from the city to the country.

Rose finds a brave new world when she leaves WWII England for the shores of the United States.

Penny''s shenanigans reach new heights when he teams up with his older, adopted brother, Peter.

Betsy and her fourth-grade friends discover football.

One of children''s literature''s most beloved heroines is back!

The heartwarming story of Betsy and her little sister Star is presented anew in this delightful edition, which includes all of the original illustrations. The Betsy series of books were popular in the mid-20th century, with the adventures of Betsy in school and around her neighborhood told in a unique and whimsical way. Carolyn Haywood, herself a mother, bestowed upon her books an understanding of childhood and how children perceive things in everyday life - such perceptive gifts resulted in dozens of books, including the adventures of young Betsy who is a playful and outgoing yet smart girl. This edition presents the original, 1950 cover together with the thirty-two drawings of Betsy, her sister and their friends as they embark on all sorts of fun adventures and scrapes. Carolyn Haywood also illustrated her books; her simple but breezy art style mirrors the happy, joyful narrative of her stories, and enhances the nostalgic qualities so replete in these wonderful tales.

Meet six-year-old William, whom everyone calls Penny because of his bright red hair.

Deciding that his sleigh is too old to use for delivering presents, Santa Claus gets a helicopter but finds after several mishaps that his sleigh and reindeer are still the most reliable transportation.

"In these nine short stories, readers will share some very happy Halloweens with the Haywood gang."--Back cover

A visit to the circus inspires Boodles to experiment with clown makeup and to try to teach his dog Poochie to do tricks.