When Mr. Griswold gives the class a writing assignment, Jenny--who loves to draw--draws, then writes, a story about losing and finding her pet guinea pig, Patches. Reprint.
Sent to obedience school with her puppy, Snowflake, when they get into perpetual mischief that puts the latter's family status in doubt, Olive works to train the exuberant young dog to behave and perf
Bequeathed a special hat by the coyote, who asks him to deliver a letter to the sheriff of distant Fire Gulch City, Tornado Slim embarks on a journey through several towns only to encounter numerous d
Emma and her siblings plot to keep their beloved nanny Annie from going on a three-week vacation and leaving them in the care of the totally uncool, animal-hating Mrs. Potts.
Presents a portrait of the Delaware Bay in the spring when a wide variety of animals, including minnows, mice, turtles, raccoons, and especially migrating shorebirds, come to feed on the billions of e
A father takes his young child to watch the construction of a new school, from the bulldozing of earth and mixing of the concrete for the foundation to the hanging of the new sign. Reprint.
Fourteen-year-old Abisina escapes the escalating violence, prejudice, and religious fervor of her home town, Vranille, and sets out with a dwarf, Haret, to seek the father she has never met in a place
Instructed by busy Rabbi Judah to make Hanukkah latkes while he meets with the emperor, housemaid Basha enlists a golem's assistance and leaves to visit a friend, unaware that the golem's enthusiasm s
A colorful story inspired by the classic holiday song follows a family's joyful celebration of the holiday, during which they light the menorah, share tasty latkes, dance the hora and play a game of d
A rerelease of an award-winning classic follows the story of ferocious theater mouse Merciless Marvin the Magnificent, who watches gangster movies and eats stolen popcorn and candy along with his mous
Preparing to celebrate the Sabbath, a loving family welcomes guests and shares a meal while savoring quiet time together, in a gentle story that introduces modern traditions and features evocative wat
A tribute to the many varieties and characteristics of dogs combines soft pencil illustrations with energetic, rhythmic text that celebrates the many ways that our canine companions express themselves
Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making clothing that will make him look "cool" and will let him know who else is "cool," as well, but when he wears them during the Royal Parade, a c
In Harlem, New York City, an artist follows the rhythms of blues music as he recalls his North Carolina childhood while painting, cutting, and pasting to make art.
Big Bear thinks that his tremendous sneezes are causing the leaves and apples to fall off the trees and the geese to fly away, but when the wind finally convinces him otherwise, he knows what to do.
Presents an illustrated biography of Joan of Arc, from her early vision of Archangel Michael to her military victories, and eventual execution at the stake for heresy.
Maddie loves it when her father plays scary games with her, but when he is too busy with work she turns into a "Maddie Scientist" and builds herself a monster dad that she thinks will be more fun.
A sparrow receives kindness from strangers and repays each act of kindness with a trick to get more, but at last, in a surprising twist, the sparrow is back with his original problem.
Alan, a popular senior high school student, faces painful changes after a new student, Duncan "Doomed" Stein, comes to town and starts an influential underground newspaper.
Down Girl, a dog, explains about her days spent protecting her home from the enemy next door named Here Kitty Kitty, and the many ways she tries to properly train her master Rruff.
During the Mexican Revolution, when a troop of hungry soldiers comes to a town where all the food has been hidden, they charm the townspeople into helping make a soup from water and a cactus thorn.
Provides simple, step-by-step instructions for teaching a slug how to read, including using Mother Slug rhymes, helping your slug sound out words, and making vocabulary lists.
A symphony of sound and color, tracing the development of jazz from Africa to contemporary America, is eloquently rendered in this celebration of a remarkable heritage through lyrical stanzas and powe
Reproduces sections from artist Gennady Spirin's oil painting depicting 13 definitive events in the life of Christ, in a volume that is complemented by biblical text, notes about the painting and insi
An adaptation of the popular children's song finds the hair-combing big baboon accompanied by spoon-rattling kangaroos, pear-juggling bears, trapeze-swinging chimps and an ever-mischievous "monk-the-m
A wacky retelling of a popular tale finds an insatiable monkey growing a distended belly as he swallows a frog, a toucan, an iguana and other rain forest creatures.
Hating her endless chores, an old woman is unexpectedly aided by a noisy group of fairies who wash dishes, sweep the floors and finish the knitting before deciding to mess up the house so that they ca
