A collection of twenty-six short stories, all but one of which appeared in the "New York world."

Film about newly-trained pilots in World War II, their by-the-book leader, and the plans of the U.S. naval leaders to lull the Japanese into a false sense of superiority. Includes actual combat footage.

A strange visitor from outer space advises Junior Asparagus to lie to his father about a broken bowling plate. Lies have a way of growing. Soon the little fib grows into a big monster. Only super-hero Larry-boy! can stop him. Teaches kids that a lie can trap you, but the truth will set you free.

Classy shoplifter Lee Leander, on trial for swiping a diamond bracelet, has her case postponed by Assistant District Attorney John Sargent until after Christmas. Taking pity on her, he bails her out of jail. He's driving home to Indiana for the holidays, and when he finds Lee's a Hoosier too, offers to drop her at her mother's on the way. When she's rejected by her mother, he brings her home to his place where his mother, his aunt and their farmhand,...

Where does Santa's suit come from? Why does he slide down the chimney? Why does he live at the North Pole? The answers to all these questions and the origins of our favorite holiday traditions are revealed in this delightful classic about Kris Kringle, the world's most famous gift giver.

Tarzan the ape man: A trader and his daughter set off into deepest Africa in search of the fabled graveyard of the elephants, only to encounter a wild man raised by apes. Tarzan escapes: An expedition seeking to bring Tarzan into captivity and Jane back to civilization meets with opposition. Tarzan and his mate: Tarzan and Jane's idyllic life is challenged by men on safari who come seeking both ivory and Jane. Tarzan finds a son!: When a plane...

Alice joins the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the lazy Dormouse for a zany tea party.

"Sissi: It is time for young Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph to marry and his mother, Archduchess Sophie, will make the choice of bride. She selects Bavarian princess Helene, but she doesn't anticipate that her son will fall for Helene's younger sister Princess Elisabeth, known as Sissi."-- "Sissi : the young empress: When Sissi gives birth to a daughter, she is not allowed to raise her, which had been the court's tradition. However, strong-willed...