The unusual buttons from a young girl's favorite coat provide magical assistance to a giant, a swan, some sailors, a wizard, some rabbits, and an elf.

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When she spills her grandmother's button box, Kelly and her cousins try to sort them by size, color, and shape and they earn Grandma's gratitude.

"Artist Forbis Parmenter has invited Josie to the opening of his exhibit of voodoo-inspired works. He plans to make a show of completing the centerpiece - a button-encrusted statue - when Josie arrives with the final button. But instead‚ Forbis bolts out of the gallery in panic. Is it another of his publicity stunts? Josie gets her answer when the eccentric artist is found dead - his lifeless body in the arms of a statue and his eyes and lips sealed...

Eager to see the world, a button pulls free of the coat on which he's sewn and goes through many identities before reuniting with his original owner.

The story of a family Thanksgiving with Grandma and Grandpa Mills, in which a box of colorful buttons proves to be the source of a delightful and creative afternoon for Molly and Jeff, their grandchildren.

Oliver Cat has many adventures when he can't decide on what game to play, tries to find a button for his shirt, and finally takes a fishing trip, in this collection of three short stories.

"Josie is approached at her shop to appraise a very rare item--a complete charm string. In Victorian times, girls strung buttons on long strings to make the charms. Once the string reached 1,000 buttons--no two alike--the legend was that the owner would meet her beloved. But the owner of this charm string is not looking for love--she's desperate to donate the piece to a museum and be rid of it. She believes the string is far from charmed--it's cursed....