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Best Selling Books by Jan Wahl

Jan Wahl is the author of Miss Eva and the Red Balloon (1990), The Screeching Door (1975), Sylvester Bear Overslept (1979), The Six Voyages of Pleasant Fieldmouse (1994), The Cucumber Princess (1981).

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Miss Eva and the Red Balloon

release date: Jan 01, 1990
Miss Eva and the Red Balloon
Dracula''s cat and Frankenstein''s dog give pets'' eye views of life with their masters.

The Screeching Door

The Screeching Door
While vacationing in Atlantic City, a brother and sister meet a ghost in the Elephant Hotel.

Sylvester Bear Overslept

Sylvester Bear Overslept
Sylvester Bear desperately wants to escape his wife''s snoring but soon realizes it is truly music to his ears.

The Six Voyages of Pleasant Fieldmouse

release date: Jan 01, 1994
The Six Voyages of Pleasant Fieldmouse
Tired of his simple life in the forest, adventurer extraordinaire Pleasant Fieldmouse constructs a raft and embarks on six perilous voyages into adventure. Reissue.

The Cucumber Princess

The Cucumber Princess
A tiny girl, hatched from an egg found in a cucumber field, demands to rule in the stead of the king, thus beginning a contest of wills and strength.

Through a Lens Darkly

release date: Oct 01, 2008
Through a Lens Darkly
Noted children''s author Jan Wahl has led a storybook life-much of it connected to Arts and Movies. THROUGH A LENS DARKLY invites you to share personal encounters with many luminaries from the Golden Age of Entertainment. You are treated to revelations about Gloria Swanson, Isak Dinesen, Robert Mitchum, Rita Hayworth, and more. His essays will charm and mesmerize. Join him as he sheds light on the artistic contributions of lesser-known personalities like animators Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising-and legendary dancer Paul Swan. Navigating his life is truly an adventure. Journey to Denmark with him as he participates in the now classic film Ordet by the great director Carl Th. Dreyer. Come along as Jan relives a poignant twenty-year friendship with Louise Brooks. Enjoy his sense of humor as Mae West chases him out of her dressing room-and feel his shock as he almost kills Greta Garbo. You will come away from this book knowing why Jan Wahl is, as one child has put it, "America''s Best Otter."

Cabbage Moon

release date: Jan 01, 1998
Cabbage Moon
When the unscrupulous Mr. Squink steals the moon from the sky, Jennie the dog comes running to the rescue.

The Field Mouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue

release date: Jan 01, 2000
The Field Mouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue
A field mouse finds himself in the Field Museum when the roof of his former home is transported there with the rest of the bones of a dinosaur named Sue.

The Pleasant Fieldmouse

The Pleasant Fieldmouse
Five stories following the adventures of Pleasant Fieldmouse throughout the year.

Little Joseph

Little Joseph
Retells the Old testament story of Joseph and how he came to be sold into slavery by his jealous brothers.

Grandpa's Indian Summer

Grandpa's Indian Summer
A young boy meets an Indian in his small town in the 1930''s.

Old Hippo's Easter Egg

Old Hippo's Easter Egg
Old Hippo receives an Easter egg out of which hatches a duckling - the son he''s always wanted.

So Many Raccoons

So Many Raccoons
Tired of being teased by his older siblings, Acorn the raccoon decides to run away.

Magic Heart

Magic Heart
A magic heart whose song cheers a kingdom is stolen by a heartless witch.

Pleasant Fieldmouse's Halloween Party

Pleasant Fieldmouse's Halloween Party
Despite the costumed guests'' scaring each other on the way to a party, Halloween is still celebrated in a festive and appropriate way.

S. O. S. Bobomobile

S. O. S. Bobomobile
The sequel to the bestselling The Furious Flycycle. Professor Mickimecki and Melvin Spitznagle, kid genius, are at it again! The two wizards of invention are on a mission to uncover the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster, with the aid of their greatest invention to date--the Bobomobile, part submarine, part tank.

The Five in the Forest

The Five in the Forest
Armida has a fantastical adventure in the forest with four rabbits and their horde of beautiful eggs.

Runaway Jonah, and Other Biblical Adventures

Runaway Jonah, and Other Biblical Adventures
Retells the Old Testament stories of Jonah and the whale, David and Goliath, Joseph and his brothers, and Noah and his ark

Bear, Wolf, and Mouse

Bear, Wolf, and Mouse
Three friends customarily eat at Bear''s house until one fateful night.
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