"The mysterious stranger, a ghost story & ten more great tales!"--Cover.

Seventieth birthday / illustrated by Mark Dancey -- The mysterious stranger / adapted & illustrated by Rick Geary -- How the author was sold in Newark / adapted & illustrated by Milton Knight -- The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County / adapted & illustrated by Kevin Atkinson -- The legend of Sagenfeld / illustrated by Evert Geradts -- Ode to Stephen Dowling Bots, dec'd / illustrated by Jackie Smith -- P.T. Barnum and the Cardiff giant / illustrated by Dan E. Burr -- A ghost story / adapted & illustrated by Anton Emdin -- A dog's tale / adapted & illustrated by Lance Tooks -- A curious pleasure excursion / adapted & illustrated by William L. Brown -- A reminiscence of the back setlements / illustrated by Lisa K. Weber -- Is he living or is he dead? / adapted & illustrated by Simon Gane -- Advice to the little girls / illustrated by Florence Cestac ... [et al.] -- An encounter with an interviewer / illustrated by Skip Williamson -- The facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut / adapted & illustrated by Antonella Caputo & Nicholas Miller.