“Mama’s by you on the bayou, rocking you to the sounds of the crickets. Chirp, chirp.” So begins this quiet and lovely experience of sound play and cut-paper and collage illustrations that create the rich and mysterious world of... Read More

Well, why don’t we read books to owls, anyway? “Because they’ll keep asking…whooo????” A boa constrictor might want to hug you good night, and a hippopotamus might want to sit on your lap. These funny examples will entertain... Read More

Friends One, Two, Three, and Four happily share a house that is a home, until, that is, they get the itch to go somewhere different. They can’t agree on where to go—to be pirates on the seven seas, or to collect creepy crawlies in a... Read More

When young Suzy is told she might have cancer, the Great Katie Kate swoops in to help Suzy understand cancer, biopsies, X-rays, and other tests, and what kinds of things to expect as grownups help her get well. Katie Kate’s strategy... Read More

A little girl who accidentally breaks the cookie jar soon finds herself spinning stories about what happened. Watch out, says her listening mother, “the first lie’s the trigger. Your fib will get bigger and bigger and bigger.” And... Read More

The brilliant yellow foliage of the golden aspen in the Colorado mountains has long inspired artists, including legendary photographer Ansel Adams. It also inspired Cheryl A. Price’s tale of how the famed tree received its color. The... Read More

Through Violet’s open closet door, readers can see six green shirts, three pairs of jeans, and three pairs of thick brown shoes. These outfits and her hard hat reveal that Violet is a construction worker. "Rocks, Jeans, and Busy... Read More

A winning combination of verse, factual language, and beautiful illustrations that describe the mysterious migration patterns of animals from loggerhead turtles to monarch butterflies to ruby-throated hummingbirds to caribou. Resources... Read More