Abigail and 30 Wonderful Things

30 charming fantasy short stories to transport you into a child's dream world.

Perfect for a girl or a boy, this book tells the story of Abigail, a very real girl living in a magical house by the sea in the tiny kingdom of Rhode Island.

Abigail's grandmother resides in a cozy garden apartment at the foot of the stairs (in a basement that's much more than a basement).

Overhead, an apartment hunkers under shadowed eaves, and warm, Portuguese laughter spills from the open windows into the walled garden far below.

Quivering ferns cling to the rock walls keeping Mr. and Mrs. Mole safe from New England's storms, and a burbling stone fountain whispers secret confidences to the scattered rays of afternoon sun.

Sparrows flit from the pine forest perched on the windswept promontory, and they sing the forest fairies' secrets to the frogs far below.

All-in-all, Abigail leads a pretty perfect life in her Rhode Island house by the sea. She helps her mother in the kitchen, and she counts her father's fingers while he tells her the secrets of tomorrow.

And occasionally, just every now and then, Abigail peers out her windows toward the sea, and when the moon comes out, or the wind blows in a new direction, she sees some very wonderful things.

This is Abigail's story of what she's discovered, from hummingbirds inviting her to a tea party, to a horse with feathered wings, to a toad who tells jokes (plus 27 more wonderful things).

When you've finished this tale, I'm sure you'll agree.

Abigail is the luckiest girl in the whole-wide world.

Illustrated chapters include:

1. Abigail and the Glitter Fish

2. A Bear Walks on Abigail's Wall

3. The Night of the Meteor Shower

4. Two Hummingbirds Have a Tea Party

5. A Bewildered Cat Scratches at the Window

6. Seafoam and the Tiny Frog

7. The Owl in the Tuxedo

8. Two Snakes Play a Banjo

9. A Three-Legged Rat Gives Abigail a Grin

10. The Chinchilla with a Double Chin

11. Kerry the Chimp Plays the Bongo

12. Mr. Komodo Wears a Crown

13. Three Mice Scamper Across the Sill

14. A Scowling Hawk Frowns at Nothing

15. A Strutting Penguin Comes to Call

16. Abigail Visits with a Tall Giraffe

17. The Wind Brings a Hundred Butterflies

18. A Horse with Feathered Wings

19. A Fire Phoenix Says Hello

20. A Mermaid Swims in the Moonbeams

21. Abigail Talks with a Red-Crested Dragon

22. A Turtle Appears in Abigail's Garden

23. A Soft-Limbed Spider Spins a Web

24. A Wise Toad Makes a Joke

25. Mr. Platypus Offers Abigail an Umbrella

26. The Sad-Eyed Panda's Dance

27. Abigail Finds a Tiger Horse in Her Fence

28. A Pincushion Porcupine with an Attitude

29. A Desert Llama Sings a Song

30. Two Winged Brothers Honk at the Moon