Contents (view Concise Listing)

• The Lobster's Birthday • short fiction by Joan Aiken
• The Magic Iron • short fiction by Joan Aiken
• The Parrot Pirate Princess • short fiction by Joan Aiken
• The Rocking Donkey • short story by Joan Aiken
• The Wolves and the Mermaids • short story by Joan Aiken
• Yes, But Today Is Tuesday • [The Armitage Family] • short story by Joan Aiken
• All You've Ever Wanted • short story by Joan Aiken
• Cooks and Prophecies • short story by Joan Aiken
• Harriet's Birthday Present • [The Armitage Family] • short story by Joan Aiken
• John Sculpin and the Witches • short story by Joan Aiken
• Musicians Out of Work • short fiction by Joan Aiken
• Sweet Singeing in the Choir • [The Armitage Family] • short story by Joan Aiken
• The Frozen Cuckoo • [The Armitage Family] • short story by Joan Aiken
• The Gardener and the Fork • short fiction by Joan Aiken
• The Ghostly Governess • [The Armitage Family] • short story by Joan Aiken
• The King Who Stood All Night • short story by Joan Aiken
• Dragon Monday • [The Armitage Family] • short story by Joan Aiken
• The Brat Who Knew Too Much • short fiction by Joan Aiken
• The True History of Good King Winceslas • short fiction by Joan Aiken
•  All You've Ever Wanted and Other Stories • interior artwork by Pat Marriott