Abraham Lincoln's famous speech read by Denver Public Library staff member David Johnson.

The famous speech read by Denver Public Library staff member David Johnson.

During a recent visit to the Denver Public Library, children's book author and illustrator Ross MacDonald sat down with us to talk about about writing and his other interests.

From The Scary Story Reader, collected by Richard and Judy Dockrey Young. Copyright 1994. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, August House, Inc.

From The Scary Story Reader, collected by Richard and Judy Dockrey Young. Copyright 1994. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, August House, Inc.

From The Scary Story Reader, collected by Richard and Judy Dockrey Young. Copyright 1994. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, August House, Inc.

Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a man goes to the wise old woman who lives nearby for advice.

Copyright 1996. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, August House, Inc.

The Russian Czar encourages 7 orphan brothers to follow their strange and amazing talents.

From Once Upon a Galaxy Folktales compiled by Josepha Sherman. Copyright 1994. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, August House, Inc.

Matt de la Peña and David Maes Talk about Books and Writing

An Appalachian variant of "The Three Little Pigs," in which Mama Pig sends her three sons out into the world with good advice that only one of them heeds. Read by Lisa. The Pig Who Went Home on Sunday :An Appalachian Folktale by Donald Davis ; illustrated by Jennifer Mazzucco. Copyright 2004. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, August House, Inc.