One by one, on successive days of the week, six different colored blind mice investigate parts of the strange something near their pond and speculate to the group about its identity. Not until the seventh day, when the seventh mouse examines all of it, do they see what it truly is, proving that wisdom comes only from seeing the whole.

"A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling."--

Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in the United States and Japan, Allen Say poignantly recounts his family's journey to America.

This traditional story retold with three Chinese monks as the tricksters searching for the meaning of happiness. They soon discover that the more you give, the more you get and that happiness can be found in the most simple of endeavors.

Rapunzel: A beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a tower by a sorceress. The elves and the shoemaker: A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night. The talking eggs: A young girl befriends an elderly woman and magical things begin to happen, not the least of which is the surprise of some talking eggs. The three billy goats Gruff: Three billy goats trick a troll who lives...

Mulan and Shang are engaged to be married and must journey to a distant city in a valiant quest to save their beloved empire.

When he was a young man, Allen Say's grandfather left his home in Japan to explore the world. He began his journey by crossing the Pacific Ocean on a steamship, then wandered the deserts, farmlands, and cities of North America. Allen Say lovingly tells the story of his own family's cross-cultural history in elegant watercolor paintings that earned him a Caldecott Medal in 1994. This twentieth-anniversary edition of the modern classic features an introduction...

One by one, on successive days of the week, six different colored blind mice investigate parts of the strange something near their pond and speculate to the group about its identity. Not until the seventh day, when the seventh mouse examines all of it, do they see what it truly is, proving that wisdom comes only from seeing the whole.

In this inspiring story about the strength people possess when they work together, Muth takes a simple, beloved tale and adds his own fresh twist.

Accompanying two priests to the East to ostensibly convert the court of Kublai Khan to Christianity, Venetian trader Marco Polo eventually pushes bravely forth alone toward a fabled heartland. Accepted as an envoy into Khan's court, Marco Polo advances as a Mongol grandee where for twenty extraordinary years he is marooned on the far side of the world. What he eventually brings back with him to the West is a chronicle that changed history.