The letter "e," injured in a fall, can only recover if everyone will stop using her, but things are just not the same when "o" offers to fill in.

To Sherlock Holmes she is always THE woman. I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name. In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex. It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler. All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind. He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a lover he would...

The classic nonsense poem taken from "Alice in Wonderland" is illustrated with a father and son in modern dress.

"Little s has an adventure with items beginning with his letter's sound, such as seashells, seven seals, and a sailor who sails on a submarine."--Provided by publisher.

Originally entitled Children's and household tales, Grimm's fairy tales were first published by the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early nineteenth century. This selection contains 80 stories. Also included are more than 45 of Arthur Rackham's marvelous illustrations which inject new life into these timeless tales.

The King of France gives Helena the hand of any man she wants in marriage, but the one she chooses, Bertram, flees to Tuscany, and she must use her wits to get him back. Includes an introduction, notes, and discussion of the theatrical world of Shakespeare.

Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? There is always enough room for this rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children's favorite for over twenty years! Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault's rhythmic text keeps the beat with Lois Ehlert's bold, cheerful art.

Aunt Annie's alligator begins with the letter A and a very strange looking animal called a Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz begins with the last letter of the alphabet.

"The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies. Each edition includes: - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play -Scene-by-scene plot summaries -A key to the play&;s famous lines and phrases -An introduction to reading Shakespeare&;s language -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play -Fresh images...

An illustrated version of the Christmas carol about the procession to Bethlehem and the offer of a poor boy to play his drum for the Christ Child. Music for the song appears in the back of the book.