With the help of her cousin Cosmo, Dorrie, the little witch, thwarts the scheme of Giblett the Enchanter on the opening day of the Witchville Museum.

A guide to 12,000 titles cataloged under 700 subjects and indexed by author, title, and illustrator.

Drawing on distinguished review sources, this updated and expanded guide recommends more than 4,800 American and British fantasy novels and anthologies, including nearly 1,500 new to this edition. Ten topical chapters embrace the entire range of fantasy literature, from allegory to witchcraft. Detailed annotations note major awards won, review citations, suggested reading level, other related titles by the author, and more. - Back cover.

Information on more than 17,500 living authors from English speaking countries.

This volume describes and lists series published for young people from early elementary grades through high school. Fiction series from 1976 through 1990 (and new titles in existing series through 1991) are included, as well as nonfiction series, which are limited to in-print titles only.

Contains updated and revised sketches on nearly 800 of the most widely read authors and illustrators appearing in Gale's Something about the author series.

Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.