Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon.

Fifteen-year-old Laura learns that living away from home and teaching school can be a bit frightening when most of the students are taller than she is, but every week Almonzo Wilder arrives to take her home for the weekend.

Nine-year-old Minikin Snickasnee wishes she were not a witch's child.

Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.