Urchin of the Riding Stars, now a trusted member of the Circle in King Crispin's court, must call upon his bravery once again when the animals of Mistmantle rush to the aid of their friends on Swan Isle, only to call the wrath of the ravens down upon themselves.

Henry, a writer, receives a curious letter from an elderly taxidermist who wants Henry to help him write a play about a donkey and a howler monkey--Beatrice and Virgil--but Henry feel increasingly uncomfortable as he learns more about the odd world of the taxidermist and his perilous plans for Beatrice and Virgil.

While having a picnic on the docks, animal detectives Bunny and Jack meet a dog whose one and only lawn chair is missing, and they set out to solve the case.

When Duck gets his truck stuck in the muck, he needs some help to get it out.

Having fled to West Africa in the late 1970s for her work as a political radical, Hannah Musgrave befriends notorious former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who years later leads a rebellion that threatens Hannah's family.

Rob, who passes the time in his rural Florida community by wood carving, is drawn by his spunky but angry friend Sistine into a plan to free a caged tiger.

Includes several adventures of Mowgli, the boy reared by a pack of wolves in an Indian jungle.

Gertie the hen is appalled when her son Frank wants to swim with the ducks, but Jemima and her mother, the farmer's wife, make him a special outfit so that his dream can come true.

Martin the warrior mouse and Gonff the mousethief set out to find the missing ruler of Mossflower, while the other animal inhabitants of the woodland prepare to rebel against the evil wildcat who has seized power.

Collects illustrated, fictional letters written by animals, including an invitation to a dance sent from from an elephant to a snail and the mole's lonely correspondence to himself.