Books with title Once upon a mouse

Many years ago a slighted fairy placed a curse on a beautiful young princess--a curse that caused her and all her female descendants to turn into mean, ugly witches if they ever touched a flower after turning sixteen. Now, Princess Emma, who is about to turn sixteen herself, is determined to break the spell once and for all. Emma travels back in time to the day the curse was placed on her ancestor in the hope of preventing the curse from being cast. Unfortunately she isn't successful in her efforts, but she does learn how to break it. Armed with this knowledge, Emma returns to her own time full of hope. But disaster ensues and Emma is about to give up completely--until true love shows itself in the most unexpected place of all. With a bit of courage, a pinch of luck, and of course, a healthy dose of magic, Princess Emma charms her way through the third hilarious adventure in the Tales of the Frog Princess series.

"Once Upon A Time... A House" is aimed at helping preserve Nature by creating content that educates, gives information, and inspires children.This captivating, adventurous book received Honorable Mention at the 2013 Hollywood Book Festival, and its French version was awarded a literary prize in France in 2004. Synopsis: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere, lonely and forgotten by everybody, a House has one day the joy of seeing different guests come, one by one with the seasons, to build a new life… all of this little community shares the same place and lives peacefully together. Until one day this agreeable quietude is disturbed by the arrival of Man and his faithful friend, the Dog! What lesson must Man learn in order to become less selfish and more respectful of nature? A bitter lesson!

Stephanie is selling jewelry at a thrift sale to benefit underprivileged kids. Totally cool -- except when she realizes she accidentally sold a valuable antique necklace -- for twenty-five cents! Stephanie promises that one way or another she'll get it back. But can she find the necklace -- or is it lost forever? Michelle's fourth-grade class is performing Cinderella -- and Michelle is the star! Too bad the boy who is playing Prince Charming is a terrible actor. No sweat. Michelle has a plan! She's going to help Prince Charming by practicing with him -- all the time. There's only one problem: Michelle doesn't realize that once she puts her plan into action, it's going to backfire in a way she never expected!

The fun part of off road motorcycle riding quickly ran out when two boys, Tom and Billy got mixed up with UFOs. The first thing that happened was that Billy had failed to stay close behind Tom as they checked out their motorcycles on a trail. When Tom realized it he doubled back to find out why Billy didn't follow him. Before long, the no fun part of the desert activities was in full swing. Tom almost ran into Billy,s bike near a parked UFO. They've got Billy, he thought and quickly turned left. On his way away from the UFO he found Billy, who looked like he had been in an acident and he didn't recognize Tom. Before long, the two boys had real problems. Their Dads were close by but out of contact with their son's, and a large UFO high up in the sky was coming straight down on the boys.

"No one shall tell me that I was once a mouse!" roars the tiger. But an old hermit, mighty at magic, does tell him; for it was he who first changed the tiger from a wretched little mouse to a stout cat, to a big dog, and finally, to his proud and royal self. Youngest readers will take special delight in seeing these changes take place in Marcia Brown's dramatic picturing of the tiger's fall from grace. Older boys and girls will read more meaning into the text. A rajah of ancient India is said to have had such popular animal fables collected as a "mirror for princes" to instruct his errant sons. Marcia Brown retells this fable from the Hitopadesa in vigorous style and illustrates it in woodcuts of exceptional quality. With a fluidity rare in the medium, they achieve the difficult feat of retaining their strong appeal for children while captivating art lovers of all ages.

Elizabeth Quan’s father had made a success in the New World, but he longed for his home in China. So in the early 1920’s, he and his family set out on an arduous trip to the far side of the world. By train, ship, ferry, cart, and on foot, Elizabeth, her parents, and her brothers and sisters set off from Toronto to a village in China to visit the grandmother they have never met.From the mountain of luggage to the whales breaching in the Pacific and geishas on wooden sandals on the cobbled streets of Yokohama, Elizabeth Quan describes sights that would captivate any child. But hers is also a journey of personal discovery. Did she fit in in Canada, where her straight dark hair and even the foods she ate set her apart? Would she fit in in China where she was just as different to the people she met? In the course of her family’s travels she learns that home is a state of mind and that the moon can find us, no matter where we are.The rhythms of travel and the longing for connection are conveyed in lyrical text and lovely watercolors in a truly memorable book.