Mary Calhoun
Mary Calhoun
Mary Calhoun, born in 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, is an accomplished author known for her engaging storytelling and vibrant character development. With a background in literature and a passion for exploring diverse narratives, she has contributed significantly to contemporary fiction. Calhoun's work is celebrated for its compelling prose and thought-provoking themes, making her a noteworthy figure in the literary community.
Personal Name: Mary Huiskamp Calhoun Wilkins
Birth: 3 August 1926
Death: 27 October 2015
Mary Calhoun Books
(29 Books)
A sassy Siamese cat stows away on a hot air balloon and ends up taking a fur-raising flight across the mountains.
In this retelling of La Fontaine's fable, a man, a boy, and a donkey, enroute to the miller with a sack of corn, are criticized by their neighbors no matter who walks and who rides.
An adaptation of a Cornish folktale that tells of the misfortunes that befall a man who tries to outwit a woman thought to be a witch.
A witch is convinced that no cat could take the place of her lost black cat Shadow, until she is pursued by a small striped kitten.
Initially chagrined at the importance of horses in the lives of his harness-racing relatives, Randy soon catches the "fever," too.
Big Sixteen's extra size and strength get him into trouble when The Old Man asks him to fetch the devil.
A nest-building robin is as determined to take Uncle John's kite string as Uncle John is to keep it.
Relates the feud of the last two elves in Denmark and tells how there came to be only one.
A lazy old woman tries to trick the pixies into doing all her work but the plan backfires.
Mad at the wind for blowing everything away, Jack tries a succession of ways to stop it.
Jack's reputation for wisdom grows as he helps the foolish folk of Cornwall.
When he becomes lost in the mountains, a cat with the unusual ability of walking on two legs finds his way home on cross-country skis.
Summary, One fictional Midwestern family is forced to leave their home during the flooding of the Mississippi River in 1993.
Curious to see where the flood is going, an old woman packs her broom and pig into her boat and sets out to follow it.
Katie John and her family move into an inherited house in order to sell it, but find they don't want to part with it.
In sixteenth-century Cornwall a young girl is apprenticed to a white witch to learn the art of herbs and healing.
Mama and Papa explain to their child at bedtime where all the other creatures go to sleep.
The predictions of a fortune teller come true for eleven-year-old Katie John.
The predictions of a fortune teller come true for eleven-year-old Katie John.
