Search Worlds Without End

Young readers encounter dragons of every conceivable form, from horrifying to harmless, in an illustrated anthology of inventive stories and poems about these fascinating mythical beasts.

Table of Contents:

• Why Dragons? - (1993) - poem
• Great-Grandfather Dragon's Tale - (1986) - novelette
• The Dragon Woke and Stretched - (1990) - shortfiction
• "Story," the Old Man Said, - (1993) - shortstory
• Cockfight - (1980) - novelette
• Dragon Night - (1980) - poem
• Dragonfield - (1985) - novelette
• The King's Dragon - (1987) - shortstory
• Into the Wood - (1985) - poem
• The Dragon's Boy - [Merlin's Booke] - (1985) - novelette
• The Making of Dragons - (1986) - poem
• One Ox, Two Ox, Three Ox, and the Dragon King - (1993) - novelette
• Here There Be Dragons - (1993) - poem

A fabulous collection of unicorn stories and poems, with both medieval and modern settings, weaves the author's imaginative perspective into traditional unicorn lore about the fabled beast's healing powers and quintessential goodness.

Table of Contents:

• The Making of a Unicorn - (1994) - poem
• Unicorn Tapestry - (1994) - shortstory
• Death of a Unicorn - (1984) - poem
• An Infestation of Unicorns - (1994) - shortstory
• The Lady's Garden - (1994) - shortstory
• The Hunting of the Narwhale - (1994) - poem
• The Boy Who Drew Unicorns - (1988) - shortstory
• The Promise - (1977) - shortstory
• The Hunt - (1994) - shortfiction
• The Unicorn Leaves - (1994) - poem
• De Natura Unicorni - (1994) - shortstory
• The Unicorn's Pool - (1994) - poem
• The Unicorn and the Pool - (1994) - shortfiction
• A Visitor's Account - (1994) - poem
• The Healing Horn - (1994) - shortstory
• Rhinoceros - (1959) - poem
• Li Po and the Unicorn - (1994) - shortstory
• Fossils - (1994) - poem

A collection of folktales and poetry explores the magical world of witches and warlocks, from Baba Yaga and Merlin to a Native American shapeshifter and the witch from Hansel and Gretel. By the creators of Here There Be Dragons.

Table of Contents:

• The Magic House - (1989) - poem
• The Witch's Ride - (1995) - shortstory
• A Conversation among Witches - (1995) - poem
• Boris Chernevsky's Hands - (1982) - shortstory
• Witch's Cat - (1992) - poem
• The Passing of the Eye - (1995) - poem
• The Face in the Cloth - (1985) - shortstory
• When I Grow Up, by Michael Dee - (1995) - shortstory
• Pythagoras - (1995) - poem
• The Promise - (1977) - shortstory
• Circles - (1995) - shortstory
• Weird Sisters - (1995) - poem
• The Woman Who Loved a Bear - (1994) - shortstory
• When Love Came to Witch Alfre - (1995) - poem
• The Sword and the Stone - (1985) - novelette
• Witchfinder - (1995) - shortstory
• Witch Call - (1995) - poem

This heavenly collection of stories and poems makes a beautiful companion volume to Here There Be Dragons, Here There Be Unicorns, and Here There Be Witches. Beautifully illustrated with exquisite duotone pencil drawings, each poem and story of these mysterious beings is prefaced by thoughts from the author on writing, storytelling, and the angels above and among us.

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• Another Count of Angels - (1996) - poem
• Once a Good Man - (1977) - shortstory
• A Tale of Two Peters - (1996) - poem
• The School Visitor - (1996) - shortfiction
• Jacob's Ladder - (1996) - shortfiction
• The House of Seven Angels - (1996) - shortstory
• Manya's Story - (1996) - poem
• Lady Merion's Angel - (1996) - shortstory
• Angelica - (1979) - shortstory
• The Angel of Mons - (1996) - poem
• The Boy Who Had Wings - (1974) - shortstory
• Child's Prayer - (1996) - poem
• Brother Kenan's Bell - (1983) - shortstory
• Angel City Blues - (1996) - poem
• The Word the Devil Made Up - (1996) - shortfiction
• Fallen Angel - (1996) - shortstory
• Thinking of Angels - (1996) - poem
• Wrestling with Angels - (1996) - shortstory
• Angel Feather - (1996) - poem
• On the Head of a Pin - (1996) - poem

Ghosts, specters, the dead, and the undead fill the pages of this spectacular gift book by master storyteller Jane Yolen. From the ghostly goadings of an insistent - and recently deceased - choir teacher to the most frightening prom date you never want to have, this riveting collection of poems and stories is sure to leave even the most skeptical of readers all shivers and gooseflesh. Lavishly illustrated by David Wilgus's haunting pencil drawings, each tale is prefaced by a note from the author in which she discusses the writer's craft and why it is that storytellers - and their listeners - are drawn to spooky yarns.

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• It Was the Hour - (1998) - poem
• Ghost Boy - (1998) - shortstory
• Tombmates - (1989) - poem
• Police Report - (1998) - shortstory
• The White Lady - (1998) - poem
• The Boy Who Sang for Death - (1979) - shortstory
• Seance for Eight - (1998) - poem
• Mrs. Ambroseworthy - (1994) - shortstory
• Night Wolves - (1995) - shortstory
• The Singer of Seeds - (1989) - shortstory
• In the Silvered Night - (1998) - poem
• Mandy - (1998) - shortstory
• Haunt - (1998) - poem
• Green Ghosts - (1998) - shortstory
• Souls - (1998) - shortfiction
• The Moon Ribbon - (1976) - shortstory
• Prom Ghost - (1998) - shortstory
• My Own Ghosts - (1998) - poem