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:
Abigail and the Glitter Fish
A Bear Walks on Abigail’s Wall
The Night of the Meteor Shower
Two Hummingbirds Have a Tea Party
A Bewildered Cat Scratches at the Window
Seafoam and the Tiny Frog
The Owl in the Tuxedo
Two Snakes Play a Banjo
A Three-Legged Rat Gives Abigail a Grin
The Chinchilla with a Double Chin
Kerry the Chimp Plays the Bongo
Mr. Komodo Wears a Crown
Three Mice Scamper Across the Sill
A Scowling Hawk Frowns at Nothing
A Strutting Penguin Comes to Call
Abigail Visits with a Tall Giraffe
The Wind Brings a Hundred Butterflies
A Horse with Feathered Wings
A Fire Phoenix Says Hello
A Mermaid Swims in the Moonbeams
Abigail Talks with a Red-Crested Dragon
A Turtle Appears in Abigail’s Garden
A Soft-Limbed Spider Spins a Web
A Wise Toad Makes a Joke
Mr. Platypus Offers Abigail an Umbrella
The Sad-Eyed Panda’s Dance
Abigail Finds a Tiger Horse in Her Fence
A Pincushion Porcupine with an Attitude
A Desert Llama Sings a Song
Two Winged Brothers Honk at the Moon
