The eccentric Mr. Puff lives next door in a house full of interesting things. Best of all is the basket of giant dinosaur eggs, until they begin to hatch. The trouble with dinosaurs is that they grow-- and grow. Something needs to be done, and fast.

Here are three tales to bewitch, a witch who loses her broomstick, a witch who loses her temper, and a witch who loses out to a clever farmer.

Retells the story from the Arabian Nights in which a poor woodcutter discovers a thieves' cave that requires a magic phrase to enter.

This is a collection of three stories about giants.

When a poor shoemaker and his wife discover the two little elves who have helped them become successful, they sew fine outfits for them.

In three tales, Pirate School graduate Charlie Crossbones buys a used parrot with a most upsetting habit, Molly Mullet uses her piloting skills to trick Captain Spike, and cabin boy Sam Sardine searches for the mysterious Masked Pirate.

Contains three stories about out-of-control robots.

This is the story of many useful inventions such as the toilet stool, the telephone, freezing food, and safety razors.

"Princess Poppy really doesn't want to marry Prince Humperdink. (He smells.) She's hoping a handsome prince will come and rescue her. Instead she ends up with a slimy frog--but might there be more to this frog than meets the eye?"--p. [4] of cover.

Describes the history behind such inventions as toilets, telephones, frozen food, soccer nets, and safety razors.