William Steig

In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

It's a bright and beautiful spring day, and Pearl is dawdling on her way home from school. Most unexpectedly, she strikes up an acquaintance with a small bone. Pearl and the bone immediately take a liking to each other, and before you know it, she is on her way home with the bone in her purse, left open so they can continue their conversation. But the trip home turns out to be surprisingly treacherous. Can a pig and a small talking bone out-wit a...

Shrek, an ogre, agrees to rescue a beautiful princess and bring her back to Lord Farquaad, in exchange for the return of his land.

When we last left Shrek and Fiona, the newlyweds were singing and dancing late into the night with Donkey. The honeymoon has barely begun when Princess Fiona is ambushed by the ghostley Lord Farquaad's henchman, Thelonius. Picks up where 'Shrek' left off and ends where 'Shrek 2' begins.

A collection of stories by such authors as Maurice Sendak, Roald Dahl, and Astrid Lindgren.