Elizabeth Coatsworth

This is the story of a little cat who came to the home of a poor Japanese artist and, by humility and devotion, brought him good fortune.

A young rock rabbit encounters his first weasel and learns the old trick that these small animals have always used to fight weasels.

The majority in Congress depends on who holds Kansas - the Northerners or the Southerners. The Traubel family are among the Northern sympathizers who travel to Kansas shortly before the Civil War to keep a majority for their side. Little Ilse Traubel becomes a heroine in her own right.