Summer boys almost never wrote to summer sweethearts after their ferries had carried them back to the mainland. Island girls often waited in vain through long, lonely months for letters that never came. But that would never happen to Ellen, for she ...
With an informative text and glorious illustrations, this book explains both how and why people all over the world celebrate Easter. It tells the biblical story of Jesus’ Resurrection and then describes how people honor this day and the origins...
In this exquisitely illustrated picture book, one of America's foremost poets for young people describes the ongoing cycle of life. A seed sprouts and is quickly devoured by a bug. Then a bright green frog appears and makes a meal of the bug. And ...
An adventurous little girl takes a trip deep into the country and discovers and most remarkable things: 10 collies, 9 baby chicks, 8 deer-mice, and a basket of kittens from 1 to 7...all the way down to "one little puppy to call my own." A handsome gi...
Do rabbits have Christmas? Do rabbits get presents? Do they have secrets and smiles on their faces? Aileen Fisher addresses these and other child-friendly questions in this sparkling collection of wintertime poems. Sarah Fox-Davies's charming art br...