Most Popular Books by Mary Calhoun

Tad Berry sneaks aboard the Mississippi paddle wheel, the River Queen, because he wants a chance to play the cally-ope. But when he sneaks up to take his chance, he finds himself in a lot of trouble, and the captain promises to ban him from paddle wheelers forever.

In this retelling of La Fontaine''s fable, a man, a boy, and a donkey, enroute to the miller with a sack of corn, are criticized by their neighbors no matter who walks and who rides.

A fictionalized account of the United States Army''s efforts to utilize camels in the Southwest Territory in 1857.

Relates the feud of the last two elves in Denmark and tells how there came to be only one.

A ball of twine becomes a hero in this tale of a mountain lady who saves string.

Cowboy chases over the prairie in search of the outlaw horse that ran off with his saddle. Grades 3-4.

Initially chagrined at the importance of horses in the lives of his harness-racing relatives, Randy soon catches the "fever," too.

After one of her black cats has a yellow kitten, a wicked old witch turns into a loving and good one.

"An extensive guide for both same-sex and opposite sex couples wishing to design a unique, seamless, and memorable ceremony. It also serves as a how-to resource for officiants of all faiths, from novice to sage.

In sixteenth-century Cornwall a young girl is apprenticed to a white witch to learn the art of herbs and healing.