Fact and fantasy combine in this intricately illustrated story about Jan Welzl, a Czech folk hero who traveled to the Arctic from Eastern Europe. Welzl lived for a time with Eskimos and worried about their peaceful lifestyle when gold was found.
When Madlenka walks her imaginary dog on a red leash, adult friends in the neighborhood remember their own dogs. Madlenka’s young friend, Cleopatra, with her imaginary horse, joins the fanciful play before each girl returns home.
Events in Columbus’ life that led up to his now renowned voyage are effectively and briefly portrayed.
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Martin Luther King Jr. grew up fascinated by big words. He would later go on to use these words to inspire a nation and call people to action.
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Ernest Thayer's now-classic ballad about Mudville's mighty slugger has been newly and magnificently illutrated by Christopher Bing. The story is rendered as though it had been newly discovered in a hundred-year-old scrapbook. A Caldecott Honor Book.
In this cumulative tale, Jack plants, tends and harvests his garden.
When they find their mother gone from the nest, three owlets worry that their mother won't return, but of course she does. Stunning illustrations combine with repeating text for a reassuring story.
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When an American sailor meets a Japanese woman, they both try in secret to learn the other's way of eating. Their courtship and growing love culminates in marriage.
Cleaner is not better for Small Pig. When the farmer’s wife cleans up his mud hole, Small Pig runs away from the farm in search of another in the city where he finds only a big problem.
Fables are short tales of animals with an explicit (though gentle) moral. Lobel has written original fables which are sure to delight young readers. Each tale is accompanied by a large illustration to create humor, character, place, and pleasure.