Richard Egielski

Separated from his favorite toy pilot action figure, young Jack envisions his lost friend's brave journey back home across the ocean, in a story complemented by a glossary of pilot terms.

You already know the story of the itsy-bitsy spider? You've heard about how it climbed up the water sprout? And you can guess what happened when down came the rain? Just wait. Until you experience the tale through the eyes of Caldecott-winning illustrator Richard Egielski, you have no idea.

After an old woman sells three unusual balls to the owner of the toy shop where Rudy works, she gives him a golden whistle that comes in very handy when the balls lead him on a magical adventure.

When a little boy swallows a bug along with his cereal, pandemonium breaks out as the bug searches for an escape, the boy searches for an antidote, and Keystone Cops-like pills search for the bug.

While watching a house for five menacing moths, Jaz, an industrious young bug, teaches himself how to transform into various other things and then must use this talent to save himself.

Following clues in a mysterious deathbed letter, Rose Rita and a friendly witch, Mrs. Zimmerman, are lured into the sinister world of the occult.

In this version of the old rhyme, the fire turns out to be smoke from the candles of a birthday cake. Illustrations show the characters represented as mice.

A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.

Ducktective Web and his partner try to quack the case of the pilfered peck of perfectly picked pickled peppers.

A shoe salesman who wakes up one morning without his head roams the city of Pinsk in search of his most prized possession.