Beautiful White Witch Who Helps People
"I'm guessing I was in second or third grade (1962
or
1963) when I checked out a book from the public library in Danville
Illinois. It lingers in my memory to this day, but the
title/author has
evaporated from my conscious mind. The subject matter made such
an impression that I would love to read it
again as an adult. It was not a picture book, and the story read
like a real tale. The concept of the book has stayed with me
because at the time it was revolutionary to an eight year old girl.
"The main character was a wonderful woman who
was a good person
that helped people. She was referred to as a "white witch" in
that she used her supernatural abilities to assist people. She
was also beautiful. This appealed to me so much; and I wanted to
be just like her when I
grew up." Tell Aunt Book
Coppertop, Who Has Strange Powers
"This book is about an old man, a professor I
think, who finds a
baby abandoned on his doorstep and adopts him as a son. The boy,
who I
think is called Coppertop (he has red hair), grows up with strange
powers and connections with nature. He makes friends with a
girl
called Ishtar (his name for her), but the ending comes
with him disappearing into the forest. I think it is set in
Victorian or Edwardian England. I read it in the 1960's when
I was
about 10, but I think it may have been an old book even then. I
have
always loved the story but the details have faded from my brain over
the years. I would be grateful for any information on it." Tell Aunt Book
Girl Whose Father Is A Singer From
England
"A girl whose father is a singer from England.
They move to the eastern U.S. She makes friends with people, but
during a dance she makes enemies
with the popular girls, and they hate the girl. One of her
friends falls
in love with her in the end. The title said something about
seventh and so on; I'm not sure." Tell Aunt Book
Overcoming Bad Habits
"I remember reading a Christian book about five or
ten years ago.
It was designed like a child's book. It was an over-sized board
book, with large, full-color glossy photos. I believe that the
cover had an eagle on it, and may have been orange or yellow. The
content of the book was on overcoming bad habits, overcoming
temptations, etc. It cited many scripture quotes, and I
distinctly remember a story about an eagle getting baited into a net by
a trapper's fish. I am afraid that this is all I can remember,
but I would appreciate it
so much if you could help me find this book!" Tell Aunt Book
Tartan Chameleon
"I read it at least 25
years ago. It was about a chameleon called Claude (I think) who
liked to show off how clever and talented he was at changing
colour. He became very bigheaded. One day a Scotsman
arrived and challenged him to change to a tartan. Claude manages
it
after a great effort but can't change back! He can't catch any
more
insects to eat because they can spot him a mile off and he begins to
starve, until the Scotsman turns up again and adopts Claude as a clan
member and whisks him off to Scotland where he is spoiled rotten and
eats
chocolate coated flies." Tell
Aunt
Book
Dog Who Is Looking For a Friend
"This is a picture book. The book has to be at
least 10 years old. The main character is a dog (short legs and
big floppy ears); we think
the dog is a bassett hound. The dog would approach other dogs
(fast dogs, strong dogs, smart dogs,
as examples), but the main character could not keep up. He was
seeking a
friend, but no one wanted to play with him. He then met a little
girl who loved him for him and he finally had a friend.
"One scen is that of a dog jumping over a fence, and
the little dog could not jump the fence." Tell Aunt Book
ABC Book With Alliteration
"I am looking for a book that is an ABC book and has
really vivid
pictures of animals. It uses alliteration like it is going out of
style. I remember something about extravagant word choices and
really
great pictures. Also, maybe the I is about Iguanas?" Tell Aunt Book
Series About a Boy in a High
School Dormitory
"I am looking for the title to
a series of books that involved a boy who was in a dormitory for high
school. He didn't particularly like being there and he was mostly
playing hijinks most of the time. I do remember one of the books
where a magician came into town and the boy went to see him and then he
decided to put
on his own magic show. He got one of his friends to work with him
and he would have his friend pick someone out of the audience and then
his friend would alter the way he asked what the person was
holding. (e.g., if he says. 'What is Philip holding in his
right hand?' the word right would mean that it was a book,
etc.) There was a small series of books with this main charachter
and I think the entire time he was at this boarding school, but I am
not sure. I expect that I read this in the very late 1970's or
early 1980's." Tell Aunt
Book
Girl Stabs Mean Uncle In Bottom With
Pitchfork
"When I was younger I read a wonderful book, but I
cannot for the life
of me remember the title or the author. This was in the early 1980's,
although the book may have been published before then. It
definitely takes place in an earlier time. There is one class in the
schoolhouse, and it has kids of all ages working on their own grade.
"It's about a girl and her brother, PW
(Peckerwood?), who live with their
aunt, cousins and uncle. The Uncle is really mean to them and
the girl winds up stabbing him in the bottom with a pitchfork.
(It was
kind of self defence; he was beating PW). So, anyway, they steal
some food from the pantry and run away to
their schoolhouse and set up house. It's winter in the book and
school
isn't in session, I think. The teacher finds them and moves in with
them. The girl has a crush on him until he's there a while and the
meals of
beans get to her. At the end of the book, the children's mom
comes back from whereever she was and it ends happily." Tell Aunt Book
Boy Falls Off Cliff, Girl Is Blamed
"This girl wakes up to her friends' throwing rocks
at her window, I
think. She gets in her car with at least two guys, brothers or
friends.
She drives to the cliff where it overlooks the city. It's really
popular. One guy either loses his balance or purposely falls off
the edge
and lands. The girl gets in her car to go get help. On the
way to get
help, she is 'thrown' off the road by a truck/semi and wakes up in
a hospital. Her mom and friends come to visit her. I think
the guy who
fell off the cliff dies, because his brother or friend comes to visit
the girl, and I think accuses her of his death. Then she is invited to
a
dance with a boy and she goes." Tell Aunt Book
Short Stories, Including Mouse Whose
Believes Moon Is Made of Cheese
"I am in search of a book from my childhood.
It was published in the 1980's.
"It is a collection of short stories and
fables. One that pops out in my head is the story of a mouse who
wants to know if the moon is made of cheese, so he goes on a journey
and finds cheese on a table, eats half of it, and the moon outside is a
half moon in the end.
"One of the other stories consisted of 3 "ugly"
monsters of some sort. If you know anything about this collection
of short stories, please let me know!" Tell Aunt Book
Wind Switches Hats "I am hunting for an old children's book
about hats in the wind It's when everyone's hats fly off their
heads and land on another person's head (the baker's hat lands on the
minister's head, etc.)" Tell
Aunt
Book
Story Hidden Inside Book Whose Title
Has Nothing To Do With It
"The second book is more or less a hidden
book. After reading about five pages of it, it says something
like, "Stop! This is not the book you thought you were going to
read. I hid my story in it so the world knows the truth,"
etc. It then goes on about how he is a boy that moved to a new
city/village. There was something wrong there with the candy
store; the person who was running it was evil but the candy was really
good. I’m not sure, but I think I remember vaguely something
about children the life sucked out of them and gone missing and that
the candy then was better. Because the inside of the book was different
then the outside, I remember that the title of it had nothing to do
with the actual story.
"I read both books in the nineties and in Dutch, but
I don’t know if it they were translated (for all I know they were
Chinese originally)." Tell
Aunt
Book
Yellow Nursery Rhyme Book
"The first is a yellow book of nursery rhymes.
It included the nursery rhyme 'Old King Cole.' The title of the
book may even have had 'Old King Cole' in it. I believe I
received this in the 1980's or 1990's in Australia. It was a
yellow hardcover book and was not overly thick, although I couldn't
tell you the number of pages." Tell Aunt Book
Green Nursery Rhyme Book
"The other book was a green hardcover book of
nursery rhymes again. I also received this in Australia, probably
in the early 1990's. I remember using this book for ideas on
dress ups for school, as I went as Little Bo Peep. This book
contained the nursery rhyme of Little Bo Peep. The printed
writing style was old fashioned and the book was full of
illustrations." Tell Aunt
Book
Castle Siege with Peanut Butter and
Jelly "I read this book at my local library in the
mid 1980's. It involved a castle seige with knights using peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches to
push against the castle in the war. I think the picture on the
cover showed a slice of bread leaning against the castle with the
knights around it." Tell
Aunt
Book
Caribbean or Jamaican Ghost Stories
"The book I am thinking of is a book of
Jamaican or Caribbean ghost stories that was published in the UK in the
1980's in an edition with a coffin and a spectre on the cover. As
this book was in circulation in the 1980's, I don't think it was Duppy Talk or Duppy Tales unless those books are
older than they seem. The front cover featured a night scene with
a coffin surrounded by candles. The smoke from the candles rises
up to create the form of a ghost. I believe the title was
something like Jamaican or Caribbean Ghost Stories. The stories
inside included stories about weird kids with no faces and backward
feet and a ghost that played guitar. Can you confirm the existence of
this book and help me track it down?" Tell Aunt Book
Ghost Story in Sherwood Forest
"I read the story I'm looking for in a collection of
short ghost stories when I was 10 or 11. It was set in Sherwood
Forest (England) and follows a small group of children as they
explore. They discuss how the forest used to be much bigger, and
used to have bears and wolves. With them is a bully who mocks
them and destroys young trees as they walk. They find a nest of
baby birds, and when they turn away for a minute the bully pulls the
nest down and kills all the birds (by breaking their necks, I think).
"They hear the sound of a horn and can't find the
bully. Later they find him dead with an arrow in his chest, and a
horn and I think a quiver full of arrows hanging on a tree nearby. I'm
not sure if it was stated or just implied that he was killed by Robin
Hood, but that's the impression I have today.
"I think the title was "The Horn" or something
like that, but that's not for certain." Tell Aunt Book
Little Girl's Imagination; Tops of
Umbrellas
"Children's book that is at least 25 years
old. It's a story about a little girl's imagination. When
she looks out of her window on a rainy day all she sees are the tops of
umbrellas walking down the street. Also, the sliver of the moon
looks like her thumbnail in the sky." Tell Aunt Book
Short Story: Another World
Inside a Dark Pool of Water
"I am looking for a short story that I read in
elementary school in the mid-1980's. It was about an explorer, or
maybe just a curious person, who saw what looked like a star's
reflection in a dark pool of water. He discovered that the light
he was seeing was not a reflection but a light coming from a distant
place in the pool itself. He jumped into the pool and swam
towards the light and came out into another world. If I remember
correctly the new world was a desert-like planet with soft sand."
Tell Aunt Book
World War II Book, Discusses Wounded
Soldier Treated on Ellis Island (This is not a children's book per se, but
nonetheless Aunt Book is posting it).
"I was in 5th grade in 1990. I remember doing
a report on World War II. I came across a book whose name I can't
remember. In that book there was a part about a man named Jerry
(Genaro) Romanelli who was shot in the stomach and brought to Ellis
Island and treated. The book had a red cover and was maybe 3 inches
thick and 8-9 inches long and 5-6 inches wide. If anyone could
tell me the name of the book or tell me how I might be able to find the
name of the book I would appreciate it. The man mentioned is my
88 year old grandfather. I told him about this book and he really
wants to read it." Can you help? Tell Aunt Book
Life On Different "Planes"
"I'm not sure if this is a children or young adult
book but I got it from the same school library where I borrowed The Chronicles of Narnia and A Wrinkle In Time. The
protagonist was a young man. The main theme centered around how
life would be different on other "planes." They mean dimensions
but in the book they definitely called them "planes," maybe even in the
title. In one plane, he is about to get married. In
another, he is working with his father(?), etc. The writing style
is sort of Ray Bradbury-ish but it's not him. It's just that the
book somehow reminded me of The
Martian Chronicles. Tell
Aunt
Book
Surgeon With Detachable Arms
"As I remember the book concerned a special kind of
surgeon that had detachable metallic forearms that (after putting
themselves in a trance) they removed and proceeded to do a sort of
telekinetic or ghost surgery. The only other detail I can
remember is there was a woman in a full biomechanical suit that though
she was an angel." Tell
Aunt Book
Girl Is Going to Marry a Lord, Is
Kidnapped
"All I can remember of the book is that there's a
girl who has to leave where she comes from and has to marry a Lord of
some sort. She's an important person with 3 other
'sisters.' On her way to meet her future husband I think she gets
kidnapped and meets some other boy or man who also gets
kidnapped. She eventually falls in love with him but at first
she can't stand him. So I think in the end this Lord dies or gets
killed and she goes back home and this boy follows her and I think they
leave together on a ship." Tell
Aunt
Book
Black Leopard That Limps
"The book is fairly thick. On the cover
of my book it had the head of a black leopard. It's about a baby
leopard whose mom died when he was a baby. His foot was crushed
by a log so he has a limp. He ends up befriending a lamb that was
chased from the flock by a mean dog. The book mainly focuses on
the animal life in the forest and at the end things happen on the farm.
The lamb or the leopard or the dog might die... I can't
remember." Tell Aunt Book
Cat With Different Colored Eyes Sees
Ghosts
"The book was a smaller paper back version. I
think it had a picture on the front of a white cat with two
different-colored eyes. It was a cat that could see ghost animals
through that eye. He lived with an old lady, I think." Tell Aunt Book
Book Refers to Both Christmas and
Hanukkah
"I'm searching for a book that includes references
to both Christmas and Hanukkah. I can remember only a scene or
illustration of an older gentleman appearing at a boy's window to talk
about the holiday. I recall some of the lines to be very funny -
at least to an adult;I think some of the references were above the
children's heads. I last read it about 10 years ago and it was an
older book then." Tell
Aunt Book
Foster or Adopted Child Jealous of
Brother
"It was a book for kids from probably 10-14 years
old, about a boy who was a foster child, or possibly adopted. I
don't remember all that much about it, but I remember that he had a
hard time and he was jealous of his older brother because he thought
his older brother had a "real" family. In the end, it turned out
that his older foster brother was adopted as well, which helped him
cope." Tell Aunt
Book
Locket Whispers Girl's Name
"I keep thinking about this book I read in school
when I was about fourteen. It was a teen horror novel, not very
long, and it had a girl coming out of the water as the cover
photo. The only thing I remember is that the main character was a
diver, and one day she had an accident. When she resurfaced, she had a
locket by her bedside, something she'd apparently found at the bottom
of the ocean when she was down there. The locket keeps whispering her
name at night." Tell
Aunt
Book
Girl Travels On Train, Meets Different
People
"Young girl travels on train by herself to visit
distant relative. On the many train stops she meets families of
different backgrounds and social status. The book was several
hundred pages with a few ink illustrations. I believe the period
of time would be early 1900’s." Tell Aunt Book
Girl Really Wants Doll, Gets Sick
"This book is about a girl who wants a doll oh, so
badly, but she can't have it because I think the doll was too
expensive. Anyway, I think she has two brothers, and one day they
were playing kick the can in the cemetery and a gravestone fell over on
one of her brothers' hands and broke it. During what was supposed
to be her Christmas break, I guess she started to get sick and so one
day her brother had to carry her home because she was so sick.
She was so sick that she slept through Christmas. Her older
brother had to go off to work at a factory or go to war (one of the
two), and she didn't want him to go. But in the end I think he did and
he sent her the doll that she'd wanted in the mail." Tell Aunt Book
Puppy In Pet Shop Wants To Be Adopted
"My granddaughter loved a book about a dog who
wanted to be adopted from a pet shop. As various other animals
were adopted the dog tried to assume to qualities of that animal, such
as slithering like a snake. In the end a boy did adopt the dog
and everyone was happy." Tell
Aunt
Book
Girl Draws Fantasy World With Pastels
"It is about a young girl (maybe oriental) who
recieves some pastels, and she draws a fantasy world and enters
it. Her teacher joins her one time and they leave the world
happier and more fullfilled. Then a girl steals the pastels and
draws her own world but hers is evil. It has a blue cover with a
sky and pink flowers on the front." Tell Aunt Book
Crazy Goings-On In a Private School
"I am looking for a book I read a while ago.
It's based in a private school and it's about all the crazy
goings-on. The school was private and for the filthy rich, so the
kids basically dictated what happened because the teachers didn't want
to lose out on the money. I can remember the name of only one of
the characters: Lance. He didn't talk to anyone unless he wanted
to. There was a prince in it, I think, and I seem to remember he
had a monkey. The school nurse is a bit lonely and because no one
ever goes to visit her whenever she hears that someone is ill she
practically chases them and forces them to spend time in her
office. The main character is a girl and she is of a normal
upbringing but her parents won the lottery and want her to mix with the
rich and famous so send her there." Tell Aunt Book
Fathers in Nontraditional Roles
"I'm looking for information regarding a book I read
some 12 years ago in an elementary school library. It was a small
book that from my memory seemd to have a distinct 1970's quality,
called something along the lines of My
Daddy
is
a Ballerina and dealt with children whose fathers held
rather 'effeminate' jobs. Each vocation was accompanied by a line
drawing of the father doing his job as well as text from the child's
view talking about his dad." Tell Aunt Book
Bunny Goes to Market
"My mom and I were discussing my favorite childhood
book from circa 1987 and we can't think of the title! She told me
it's about a bunny, or a bunny and a kitty, going to a party (possibly
a birthday party). The bunny 'goes to the market to buy carrots
and leeks and everything good to eat.' It's one of those
cardboard children's books, about seven pages or so. The cover is
white and all the pictures are simple, primary colors, with black
outlines, about 7''x5," from what my mom remembers." Tell Aunt Book
Mismatched Children and a School
Newspaper Club
"I used to be in love with this book series about a
group of mismatched kids who joined or created their school's newspaper
club, and became best friends after that. For the life of
me, I cannot remember the name of this series. I just
remember that I loved it, and that there was a female character in it
who was a tomboy and who was always chewing gum or something. A
few friends and I were talking about things from our early years today,
and that's what triggered the nostalgia. I'd appreciate it if you
could tell me the name of this series!
"It wasn't the "Get Real" series by Linda
Ellerbee. I did read those books as a child, but this was
different. I believe the kids were of elementary/middle
school age, and there was a group of them, rather than just
the main girl in the "Get Real" series. The
kids were very different from each other: nerds, populars,
loners, tomboy, etc. I remember that the tomboy had curly brown
hair (not that that would be of much help), but she also
chewed gum all the time. Some kid would pick his or her
nose. They either started a newspaper club, or all joined it, and
eventually became best friends. I'm pretty sure it was
a series, rather than just one book, but I'm not 100% sure of
that. I do remember the paperback cover's having a picture of the
four or five of them and one of those frosted glass doors leading
to the newspaper room." Tell
Aunt
Book
Overpopulated Future, Tunnel to Beach
"I am looking for a book that I read in the
mid-1970's. It was about a family that wanted to travel to the
beach. It was set in a future with overpopulation. They had
to travel through a tunnel to get to the beach and risked the chance of
being closed in the tunnel and gassed to deal with the
overpopulation. The story centered around the family's taking the
risk to go to the beach. I never got a chance to finish the book,
but have never forgotten it. I would appreciate any help." Tell Aunt Book
Future, Secret Society, Train To or
From New Orleans
"I read this book a few years ago, and all I
remember is: It is set in the future. The first chapter is
from the point of view of a girl living with her mom. No one
lives in the center of the United States because of a disease or
nuclear explosion or something of that sort. Another character is
a teenage girl who is pregnant. A secret society calls all the
characters to meet at a certain place (I think the title of the book,
but I am not sure). They take a journey, and all the characters'
plots tie together. A male character becomes a romantic interest
of the girl at the beginning of the book. I remember the pregnant
girl was on a train to or from New Orleans." Tell Aunt Book
Gypsy Sisters, Boel and (Possibly)
Irene
"The book I'm looking for is about a group of gypsy
kids. I remember two of their names - Boel and (possibly)
Irene. They are sisters. Irene grows up to be a thief and
is encouraged in her ways by their grandmother and uncle. Boel,
on the other hand, refuses to do anything bad and this gets her into
trouble with the family. Later on in the story Boel is taken to a
pastor's house where the pastor and his wife look after her
kindly. I think at the end of the story Boel turns out to have
been kidnapped from her birth family when she was a baby." Tell Aunt Book
Girl Who Quilts, Little Girl Forced to
Sing
"A girl’s house burns down. I think she goes
to work for some people, quilting. She gets yarn from an old
lady. There is a boy working for the people too. They hear a
little girl singing. They find out that the people are making her
sing." Tell Aunt Book
Pop-Up Book With Fairy Tales
"I would love to find a pop-up book that my
godmother gave me as a baby. She was an English tutor at a posh
girls’ school and always gave me delightful books.
"These are the things I remember:
"This one was given to me around 1947 –
1951. It was the size of the next size down (smaller) from
A4.
"I’m sure the cover was green – not very
decorated – all the colours were in the pop ups. The covers were
made of cardboard – quite matte.
'I am fairly sure the first story was ‘The
Sleeping Beauty.' The pop-up picture was incredibly detailed and
Sleeping Beauty had long ?blonde hair, but I remember clearly that the
quilt she had over her was bright pink, quilted looking. The
Prince was bending over her.
"Another story was 'Thumbelina.' The
pop-up depicted a tiny girl sitting on a leaf floating in water. There
was a frog looking on. Once again, extremely detailed."
"I cannot remember the other stories. I
think the majority of the books I had were printed in England." Tell Aunt Book
Hans Christian Andersen Story Book
With Pink Cloth Boards
"I’m looking for a Hans Christian Andersen story
book, given to me in the 1950’s, that had plain pink covers – no
decorations - that consisted of boards with hard pink cloth on
them. There was only one item on the front cover and that
was words in flowing writing – I think it was Hans Christian Andersen.
"There are tons of his works around, but not
in these plain pink covers. Also the book did not contain Grimms
Brothers stories.
"The illustrations were magnificent and the
pages were very white and shiny.
"The stories I recall were: The Little Match
Seller ; The Princess and the Pea (the mattresses were on the right
hand page); The Tinder Box; The Brave Tin Soldier; The
Shepherdess and the Sweep; The Emperor’s New Clothes; The Red Shoes (I
think); The Ugly Duckling. I think the swan it became was on the
left page.
"If I could locate that same book but in
different coloured boards, that would be OK." Tell Aunt Book
Man On a Flying Bicycle
"I am looking for a book that I read as a
child. It was about a man on a flying bicycle who traveled all
over. I thought perhaps it was written by Robert McCloskey but
can’t find it on his list. Perhaps he illustrated it for someone
else." Tell Aunt Book
A Is for Apple, Rosy and Red
"I'm trying to find out the title of a children's
book for another person. All she remembers is 'A is for apple,
rosy and red; B is for bunny and also for bed.' Obviously it's an
ABC book; would you be able to tell us the title and also the
publisher? It could be a Little Golden Book, Wonder Book, or
something similar." Tell
Aunt Book
Adventures of Two Park Rangers
"I am looking for a series of perhaps three books
which I read in the late 1950's or early 1960's from our local
library. In retrospect, I am guessing that they were written in
the 1940's or early 1950's. They were adventure stories of
two park rangers based, I think, somewhere in the American
Midwest. I can remember only a bit about the opening of first
book. In it a young man gets off a train somewhere out west and a
shifty horse trader sells him a semi-wild horse. This horse
eventually lets only this one man ever ride him, everyone else he bucks
off. Soon after buying the horse, this man meets a park
ranger who hires him on to help stop cattle rustling in the park
(I hope I'm not mixing up plots here).
"As I say, I think that there were only a few
books in the series but perhaps my library simply carried only the
first few. I have tried Booksleuth in ABEbooks but no one was
able to help. Searching key words on the internet I discovered a
series by Montgomery Atwater, the first being 'Rustlers on the High
Range.' However, I would have to read the first couple of
chapters to determine if I'm right. Short of buying a copy I don't know
how I could do this." Tell
Aunt
Book
Secret Place While On Vacation
"There were two children, maybe a boy and a girl,
maybe cousins, who spent their vacation at the same place. They
had a club house or some place special to them. This trip was
different because other kids were around and they wanted to keep it a
secret. Reminded me of the adventure type of Bridge to Terabithia." Tell Aunt Book
Socially Awkward High School Girl;
Male Teacher
"Book about a high school girl who is socially
awkward (I think due to family problems). A male teacher (I think
math) takes an inappropriate interest in her and he understands
her. She cuts off her long blonde hair." Tell Aunt Book
Book of Animal Poems
"Looking for a book of animal poems that included
'The Tin Frog' (Russell Hoban); 'Only My Opinion' (Monica Shannon); 'An
Otter' (Ted Hughes); 'Cats (Eleanor Farjeon); 'Cows' (James Reeves);
'The Toads' Chorus' (Rumer Godden); 'Cat' (J.R.R.
Tolkien); and other poems. I believe this was a small book,
about 8" x 6" and it had simple black and white line drawings. I
read this at the British Council Library in Sri Lanka between 1978 and
1989. It was probably published in UK." Tell Aunt Book
Girl Hanging Off a Cliff
"I’m trying to find a book I read in middle school,
so it couldn’t have been published before [possibly means after]
2003. I remember the illustration on the front was of a girl with
a backpack on, hanging off a cliff. It was a ghost mystery story and I
think the authors name might have been some form of Allison (Alison,
Alyson, etc.)." Tell Aunt
Book
Rabbit Witnesses the Resurrection
"A few years ago, in an Episcopal bookstore, I saw,
and have wished ever since that I had bought, a children's book
about a rabbit who lived in a lovely garden with plenty of clover,
etc. But one afternoon he saw some very sad men come into the
garden carrying another man, who was dead. He saw them put that
man in a cave in the garden and roll a large stone over the
opening. After that the rabbit felt sad and solemn as he hopped
about and ate clover. Then very early in the morning a
couple of days later, there was a bright light and something momentous
happened. But he was just a little rabbit and didn't understand
that sort of thing. The story I remember, as I remember it, took
place all in the garden, and the only people I remember in
it were the men who carried the body in--I'm not even sure the guards
were mentioned." Do you know this book? Tell
Aunt Book
Troll Tries to Find Kidnapped Spring
"The four seasons are human. Spring gets
kidnapped and a troll is trying to find her. The illustrations
are beautiful and dark. There was a scepter that was handed off
between all of the seasons. The book was green with a gold Celtic
symbol on the front." Tell
Aunt
Book
Farmers So Efficient That They Starve
Their Animals
"I am trying to find a story which I believe to be
in a Jewish children's book, perhaps one of the 'Fools of Chelm'
stories.
"The main point of the story: Farmers were
trying to be more efficient and started feeding their animals less and
less, until they feed them nothing at all and then their animals
died. They then said that if only they had feed them a tiny bit
more, they would have reached perfect efficiency." Tell Aunt Book
