When a young bear finds a scrap of an old letter, his curiosity leads him to a cabin where a young woman mesmerizes him with the sound of her voice. Although he cannot understand her words, the bear returns each day to hear her stories of sailors, goddesses, and far-off lands. Full-color illustrations.
A childless couple discover 12 tiny rainbabies in their backyard after a moonshower. They happily bring the infants, who are the size of raindrops, into their home where they love and care for them. What will happen when Mother Moonshower returns looking for her children? Illustrated with color paintings.
Nicky is less than thrilled to be spending his summer vacation with his grandmother in Wisconsin. But when his grandmother introduces him to the joys of rafting, the boy comes to appreciate not only the beauty of the natural world, but also life with his grandmother. Watercolor illustrations accompany the text, which is based on the author's ...
The classic tale of elfin magic is made new by an artist of international acclaim. Stunning paintings, reminiscent of the award winner's earlier work in "The Rainbabies," complement this favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Full color.
Louise Erdrich's first children's book is about a lovably eccentric grandmother who takes off on a vacation, leaving behind her a collection of ancient eggs, which hatch into passenger pigeons. Her grandsons, devastated by her disappearance, are consoled by the pigeons, and by a moving letter from their grandmother that closes the book. The story ...
Every morning a man named Albert wakes up and sticks his hand out his bedroom window to determine the weather and every morning he decides that it's either "too cold," "too damp," or "too breezy" to go outside. Then one day, as his hand is sticking out the window, a pair of birds build a nest on it and lays eggs. Unwilling to hurt the eggs, Albert ...
When a lonely artist folds a doll out of origami paper, it comes to life. The artist names her doll Little Oh, and quickly comes to look upon the paper girl as her daughter. Then Little Oh becomes accidentally separated from her mother, and goes on an amazing adventure that ends when she becomes a real girl and finds her way back to her mother. ...
Anna looked all around her. The sky was getting dark. 'I think we should go home now, Molly'. But which way was home? A lost child is led home by her dog. A lost dog is rescued by his boy. A lost family finds a lost dog and is, in turn, 'found' through the love of a dog. Here are three heartwarming stories about being lost, being found, finding ...
Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's unpublished memoirs, Newbery Award-winning author Rylant has imagined what the two missing years from the Little House series were like.
After a bear is awakened from his winters nap by a mysterious sound, he journeys into the forest and discovers the true meaning of Christmas. Full color.
A poem about a window blind which turns into the billowing sail of a galleon. On this extraordinary ship the sailors play hopscotch on the rolling deck, fire the captain's boots from the cannon and dine on pickles and hot-cross buns made with sugar and glue.
Two sisters take a detour through the park one drizzly winter afternoon. They approach the closed-down carousel, with its broken horses. Peeking under the canvas, they discover that the wooden horses have come to life. The girls ride the horses, but find that because they were hurt the horses are now wild and angry. The pair repair the horses with ...
When it was dark, Mandy couldn't sign to her friends or see anyone's lips when they spoke. She was afraid of the dark, and it made her feel alone. But when Grandma's brooch, the one Grandpa had given her, was lost in the woods, Mandy was determined to find it--even if it meant looking in the dark. A beautiful story of a child's courage which will ...
Description: Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. ISBN: 0-87614-171-8. X-library. Very minor bumping. Jacket chipped and rubbed and some tears. read more
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