Barbara Berger

A boy and his yak persevere along the difficult way to the holy city of Lhasa and succeed where others fail.

An imaginative little girl spends a happy day with her playmate,who arrives with a pet lion.

At the day's end, Grandfather Twilight walks in the forest to perform his evening task, bringing the miracle of night to the world.

Having grown a pair of wings and felt the longing for the freedom of the skies, twelve-year-old Gwinna goes to the Mother of the Owls, who sends her on a quest to find the songs of the wind.

Brief tales of wise and holy people who have lived gently with animals, from various countries and cultures, including tales of St. Francis, Buddha, and Siddhartha, and European and Oriental legends.