John Bemelmans Marciano

Madeline and the other orphans of the vine-covered house in Paris spend Easter at the White House visiting with the President's daughter.

Alexander Baddenfield is a horrible boy'a really horrible boy'who is the last in a long line of lying, thieving scoundrels. One day, Alexander has an astonishing idea. Why not transplant the nine lives from his cat into himself' Suddenly, Alexander has lives to spare, and goes about using them up, attempting the most outrageous feats he can imagine. Only when his lives start running out, and he is left with only one just like everyone else, does he...

The orphan Madeline catches a thief and makes a friend in Rome.

"The ancient town of Benevento is famous for its witches, and the children who live there have to be clever to evade their clutches! Primo wants to prove he is the bravest, but will the ring protect him from all danger- even from the Manalonga, who hide in wells and under bridges?" --

Delilah the lamb's friendship with Farmer Red is threatened when more sheep arrive from the Sheep Mill, a factory farm.

"It's Sergio's job to take care of Bis Bis, the ancestor spirit who lives upstairs. Unfortunately, it's hard to satisfy all the ghost's demands and still keep Sergio's mother happy." --

"Primo has been given a tantalizing clue about the secret Janara: the Janara lives with him! How can he discover who it is? Only that success will console him for his humiliating defeat at the boar hunt, where Rosa was the winner. Rosa!! Girls are not even supposed to compete. One night Primo finds a clue. Behind the head of the goddess Diana, the ancient statue in his kitchen, he discovers a bottle of the oil that a Janara needs to transform him...