The title story of this collection — a devilishly ironic riff on H. P. Lovecraft’s “Pickman’s model” — was nominated for a World Fantasy Award, while “Probiscus” was nominated for an International Horror Guild award and reprinted in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 19. In addition to his previously published work, this collection contains an original story.

Buster and his father visit South Dakota and send postcards home describing their visit to the Crazy Horse monument, their experience with buffalo, and more.

Children need to add lots of words to their spoken vocabularly and this fantastic look-and-talk book will provide them with plenty of opportunities to do so. Images borrowed from Usborne's 1,000 Things...series are collected here in a compact, simplified series for younger children. Thin board will withstand constant use.

When his father takes him to visit Vermont, Buster sends postcards to his friends back home telling them what he is learning about maple syrup and the "mud season.

The star of the PBS series "Postcards from Buster" showcases his visits to various parts of the country in these new leveled readers that celebrate America's rich cultural diversity. Full color.

Buster meets new friends in San Francisco's Chinatown who teach him about the Chinese New Year and good luck symbols in Chinese culture.

A companion to the TV show, Buster Climbs the Walls is a level three reader about Buster's adventures in the Rocky Mountains where he learns all about rock climbing. Buster's new friends help him conquer his fear of climbing while teaching him about the history of the Rockies and how canyons are made.