The Evening King
by David LaRochelle
illustrated by Catherine Stock
Atheneum, 1993
Ages preschool to 8
ISBN 0-0-689-31640-2, (out of print)

A young boy’s strong imagination transforms him into a sea captain, explorer, giant, magician, and eventually the evening king.

The Stingy Baker
by Janet Greeson
illustrated by David LaRochelle
Carolrhoda Books, 1990
Ages 5 to 10
ISBN 0-87614-378-8, (out of print)

The origin of the phrase “a baker’s dozen” is told in this folktale about a baker whose greedy ways get him in trouble with a conniving witch. Illustrated with hand-painted linoleum prints.