Text and pictures portray the activities of woodland animals on a snowy night.

Describes how a polar bear and the little fox that follows it survive over the course of a year in the Arctic. Includes afterword with facts about Arctic animals and Inuit peoples.

A crooked fir tree keeps several animals safe from harm.

A young mustang is spearated from its mother when a plane sweeps over the canyon.

A superstitious school master, rival for the hand of a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.

A clever and beautiful woman uses her wits to get her husband out of Prince Vladimir's prison.

On Christmas Eve, six French-Canadian trappers meet a mysterious stranger who gives them the gift of a trip to their homes in Montreal, if only they agree not to speak until they cross their own thresholds.