Retells the following Greek myths: "The Gorgon's Head, " "The Golden Touch, " "The Paradise of Children, " "The Three Golden Apples, " "The Miraculous Pitcher, " and "The Chimaera." Includes essays on Nathaniel Hawthorne and Walter Crane.
Simplified prose retellings of Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, The Tempest, King Lear, Macbeth, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and The Winter's Tale.
When he and his parents move to the quiet Mexican town of Taxco, Kenny makes friends with Juanito Perez, and the two share many adventures with Juanito's special papier-mache toy, Tito.