Home is Behind, The World Ahead

Introduction……………………………………………..4

Kanoni The Little Bird………………………...10

The Rainbow Vase……………………………….15

Shu and the Dragon Girl……………….....23

Deirdre and the Crystal Fife…………...…29

Pernille and the Wonderful Bow……………35

Marinela and the Tarot Cards….……………41

Ayaka and the Magical Ink……………………50

The Shepherdess………...…………………………56

Tavishi and the Three Wise Beasts………64

Vera and the Word Well…………………………70

Acknowledgments……………………………………..75

Works Cited…………………………………………….. 77