La señorita Pettigrew, hija de un párroco, lleva toda la vida de casa en casa, ejerciendo de institutriz de niños «espantosos». A sus cuarenta años, «tímida y derrotada», no tiene un penique ni un vestido decente, está en paro y a punto de ser desahuciada. Una agencia de empleo le da la que podría ser su última oportunidad, pero cuando se presenta en el lujoso piso de la señora que la contrata, se encuentra, no con una madre de familia,...

A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry illustrated with the author's own drawings.

Laura and her family are moving west again, this time to the Dakota Territory. Laura really likes their frontier home until the night she and Carrie take a walk and come face to face with a huge prairie wolf!

Read the modern classic about a young witch and her clever cat that started it all! Nostalgic fans of the Hiyao Miyazaki film, Kiki's Delivery Service and newcomers alike will love this exciting new translation of the beloved fantasy story.
"A gentle story of magic-tinged independence."—The Wall Street Journal
Half-witch Kiki never runs from a challenge. So when her thirteenth birthday arrives, she's eager...

Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and oats crops, Mary goes to college, and Laura gets into trouble at school, but becomes a certified school teacher.