Calhoun, Mary

Overview

Works:	146 works in 396 publications in 3 languages and 23,891 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Fantasy fiction Picture books Sea fiction Domestic fiction Fairy tales Christmas fiction Tall tales Children's audiobooks
Roles:	Author, Contributor, Other
Classifications:	PZ7.C1278, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Mary Calhoun

The Making of a storybook: Mary Calhoun, storyteller( Visual )
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Papers of Mary Huiskamp Calhoun by Mary Calhoun( )

Most widely held works by Mary Calhoun

Hot-air Henry by Mary Calhoun( Book )

18 editions published between 1981 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,852 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A sassy Siamese cat stows away on a hot air balloon and ends up taking a fur-raising flight across the mountains

Cross-country cat by Mary Calhoun( Book )

21 editions published between 1970 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,693 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When he becomes lost in the mountains, a cat with the unusual ability of walking on two legs finds his way home on cross-country skis

High-wire Henry by Mary Calhoun( Book )

3 editions published in 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,171 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Although Henry the cat learns tightrope walking only to impress the humans in his family, who have stopped paying attention to him because of their new puppy, his skill comes in handy when the puppy gets stranded on a high ledge

Henry the sailor cat by Mary Calhoun( Book )

6 editions published between 1994 and 2007 in English and Japanese and held by 1,090 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A stowaway cat proves his worth as a sailor during a sudden storm

Katie John by Mary Calhoun( Book )

15 editions published between 1960 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 997 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Katie John and her family move into an inherited house in order to sell it, but find they don't want to part with it

Blue-ribbon Henry by Mary Calhoun( Book )

4 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and held by 791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Although he feels insignificant next to the other animals at the county fair, Henry the cat proves to be special in his own way

Flood! by Mary Calhoun( Book )

4 editions published between 1997 and 1998 in English and Undetermined and held by 774 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

One fictional Midwestern family is forced to leave their home during the flooding of the Mississippi River in 1993

The night the monster came by Mary Calhoun( Book )

4 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 741 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After finding giant footprints in the snow, Andy is sure that Bigfoot is stalking his house

Honestly, Katie John! by Mary Calhoun( Book )

12 editions published between 1963 and 1972 in English and held by 669 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The predictions of a fortune teller come true for eleven-year-old Katie John

The hungry leprechaun by Mary Calhoun( Book )

3 editions published in 1962 in English and held by 637 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Once upon a time when everyone in Ireland was poor and hungry, young Patrick O'Callahan plans to get rich by catching a leprechaun, but the one he catches is also poor and hungry and moreover he has almost forgotten how to make his magic work

Depend on Katie John by Mary Calhoun( Book )

12 editions published between 1961 and 1989 in English and held by 622 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A twenty-room inherited house becomes home for Katie John, her family, and the people to whom they've rented rooms

Katie John and Heathcliff by Mary Calhoun( Book )

7 editions published between 1980 and 1997 in English and held by 598 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Former boy-hater Katie John falls in love for the first time

The witch of Hissing Hill by Mary Calhoun( Book )

10 editions published between 1913 and 1980 in English and held by 592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After one of her black cats has a yellow kitten, a wicked old witch turns into a loving and good one

Henry the Christmas cat by Mary Calhoun( Book )

5 editions published between 2002 and 2018 in English and Japanese and held by 573 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

At a Christmas pageant, Henry the cat befriends Bonnie the lamb and helps her out of a potentially dangerous predicament

Jack and the whoopee wind by Mary Calhoun( Book )

4 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mad at the wind for blowing everything away, Jack tries a succession of ways to stop it

A shepherd's gift by Mary Calhoun( Book )

3 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 561 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

While looking for his lost lamb, an orphaned shepherd boy meets Mary, Joseph, and newborn baby Jesus in a manger

The witch who lost her Shadow by Mary Calhoun( Book )

3 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A witch is convinced that no cat could take the place of her lost black cat Shadow, until she is pursued by a small striped kitten

Tonio's cat by Mary Calhoun( Book )

3 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and held by 435 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Toughy, the cat, begins to fill the emptiness which Tonio feels because he had to leave his dog in Mexico. Includes bilingual conversation

The house of thirty cats by Mary Calhoun( Book )

9 editions published between 1965 and 2002 in English and held by 423 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sarah went to the home of the Cat Woman to ask for a kitten and found out that Miss Tabitha was friendly and didn't deserve her reputation. Sarah helps Miss Tabitha place her thirty cats in new homes after an irate neighbor threatens legal action, and in the process, makes new friends

The horse comes first by Mary Calhoun( Book )

6 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Initially chagrined at the importance of horses in the lives of his harness-racing relatives, Randy soon catches the "fever," too