Whether Owl is inviting Winter in on a snowy night or welcoming a new friend he meets while on a stroll, Owl always has room for visitors!

A small canoe carved by an Indian boy makes a journey from Lake Superior all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

As the premier title in the Poetry for Kids series, Emily Dickinson introduces children to the works of poet Emily Dickinson. Poet, professor, and scholar Susan Snively has carefully chosen thirty-five poems of interest to children and their families. Each poem is beautifully illustrated by Christine Davenier and thoroughly explained…

It’s Polly’s birthday, and Sparkle the donkey is invited!A Happy Day Farm book.

In the days when Nantucket whaling ships could be away at sea for years at a time, a vessel’s safe return was celebrated by all the inhabitants of the island. Runners would carry the joyous news as soon as the vessel was sighted from the island’s highest point. When Obadiah…

Book 3 of The Great Book series, telling the story of the Martyr’s Mirror during the American Revolution.

Shadow was a shy cat, but she was also brave and diligent. When Farmer Don ruined her perfect hiding place in a tunnel under the hay, she didn’t give up. Shadow searched and searched for a new spot. It had to be just right for keeping her secret safe.A Pleasant…

Snow in Vermont is as common as dirt. Why would anyone want to photograph it? But from the time he was a small boy, Wilson Bentley has thought of the icy crystals as small miracles, and he determines that one day his camera will capture for others their extraordinary beauty.

The perennial favorite, read to a generation of children by Captain Kangaroo, the story of three soldiers who manage to cook up a fine soup by cajoling the necessary ingredients from a village of wary French peasants. Caldecott Honor Book; ALA Notable Children’s Book. Three-color illustrations.

For many years an arrowhead lay hidden, buried in the soil of an Indiana farm. The Indian who had shot it was long forgotten. The generations of settlers who followed, chopping down trees and planting corn, never found it. Decades passed, and other families who worked the land never found…

When Mary Ellen gets bored with her reading, Grandpa knows a hunt for a bee tree is just what she needs. Half the town joins the exciting chase, but it’s not until everyone returns home that Mary Ellen makes a discovery of her own: Sometimes, even the sweetest of things…

“Whenever Johnny went down the road to the store for a piece of maple sugar or something, he always felt humiliated. The other barns in the valley usually had a bearskin nailed up to dry. But never Johnny’s barn.”So Johnny sets out one day to shoot the biggest bear. When…

Poor Dick and Sally. It’s cold and wet and they’re stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss…

A habit? What is a habit? What does it look like? Does it live in the barn, or does it hide under the bed? After hunting here and there and everywhere, Curtis and Violet discover that a habit is not a creature at all. When they talk to their mother…

The perfect companion to Thank You, Mr. FalkerA heartwarming story of friendship and celebrating our differences–and the teachers who help us shine–from master storyteller Patricia Polacco, author of Thank You, Mr. Falker.In this story based on the author-illustrator’s own childhood, Patricia Polacco once again celebrates the power teachers have to help us…

“Once upon a time there was a little house way out in the country.” Life was good to the little house as season followed season. But every now and then, as she saw the lights of the city twinkling in the distance, she wondered what it would be like to…

The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the cake she makes from it. Full color.

A man searches for the right head on his shoulders in this funny parable that teaches kids ages 4-8 about problem-solving–with illustrations by Caldecott winner Robert McCloskey.It’s bad news when you wake up in the morning and find you’ve lost your head, especially if it’s an especially agreeable and handsome…

The royal couple is looking forward to their third child. “He looks a little different,” muses the king at Prince Noah’s arrival. “He is not like the others,” agrees the queen. Soon they notice what a very special person he is, even though he can’t do everything his brothers can.When…

Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away…. But how can you run away from a mother’s love so great that- “If you become a rock on the mountain high above me, I will be a mountain climber and I will climb to where you are”?This delightfully…

No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child’s wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder…

A short story about a bad rabbit who had a close call.

A classic Beatrix Potter story about Ginger the yellow tom-cat and Pickles the terrier, and the little shop they ran for dolls and rabbits and mice.