Best Selling Books by Mary CALHOUN

When that intrepid Siamese cat Henry stows away in a hot-air balloon he has the adventure of a lifetime. The fast pace, plot twists, and clear resolution of the adventure make this story a natural read-aloud.

What kind of cat would go sliding off on skis, and who''d believe it anyway? When the family accidentally leaves Henry, their sassy Siamese, behind at the ski lodge, he takes matters into his own paws in this beguiling adventure.

Follow Katie John''s adventures in this classic story by Mary Calhoun. A delightful telling of a young girl''s adventures, accompanied by illustrations by Paul Frame.

At a Christmas pageant, Henry the cat befriends Bonnie the lamb and helps her out of a potentially dangerous predicament.

Sneaking aboard a sailboat, a sea-going Siamese embarks on an unforgettable aquatic adventure that captures the joy of sailing and sparkles with all the adventure of the sea. "An exciting, happy tale".--"The Horn Book". Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A twenty-room inherited house becomes home for Katie John, her family, and the people to whom they''ve rented rooms.

After finding giant footprints in the snow, Andy is sure that Bigfoot is stalking his house.

A witch is convinced that no cat could take the place of her lost black cat Shadow, until she is pursued by a small striped kitten.

Mad at the wind for blowing everything away, Jack tries a variety of ways to stop it.

Former boy-hater Katie John falls in love for the first time.

A young girl growing up in a small Missouri town at the turn of the century tries to resolve the increasing conflict between her own predilection for fairies and magic and her father''s strict Methodism.

After the death of her mother, Julie leaves her grandmother''s home to join her father in a new town where she must adjust to new friends and tries to save a tree threatened by a new parking lot.

A nest-building robin is as determined to take Uncle John''s kite string as Uncle John is to keep it.

Describes the medicine shows that not only sold cure-all medicines but also provided entertainment to small towns from mid-nineteenth century to mid-twentieth century.

Sarah''s friend has a lot of cats--30 of them to be exact! When an angry neighbor complains, Sarah starts to match each cat''s personality to people in the town to find them all new homes.

Story of Angus, a Scottish brownie, who ran away after his greedy new master presented him with a rich gift.

While looking for his lost lamb, an orphaned shepherd boy meets Mary, Joseph, and newborn baby Jesus in a manger.

Karl the friendly farmer had an agreement with the dwarfs and so they never stole from him, but they took so much from other people that they were finally driven out of the valley.

Henry, a Siamese cat, is well-loved by his family. But when a new pup is added to the mix and starts getting all of the attention, he decides to show them what he can do. His skills come in handy in an unexpected rescue. The fast pace, plot twists, and clear resolution of the adventure make this story a natural read-aloud.

The predictions of a fortune teller come true for eleven-year-old Katie John.