High in the sky is an animal factory with a drawing room where an artist tries many times to create a new animal, a lion.

    She cannot find her mother. What does her mother look like? Her answer is, “My mother is the most beautiful woman in the world.” When her mother is finally found, she proves to be the most beautiful woman in the world—if only, perhaps, in the eyes of her small daughter.

    Parents and children—and their children's children—have grown up reading his stories. Libraries, parks, and schools have been named in his honor; in 2008, on what would have been his one hundredth birthday, there were celebrations throughout the state. Many of Leo Politi's books have been out of print for years, and so Getty Publications is proud to reprint four of his most popular titles, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Song of the Swallows, first published in 1948. Song of the Swallows is the story of a little boy who's waiting for the once-a-year arrival of the swallows in San Juan Capistrano. Pedro: The Angel of Olvera Street, winner of a Caldecott Honor, is a Christmas story that takes place at that famous Los Angeles address, which is also the setting for Juanita, a fable about the annual blessing of the animals at Easter. The four-footed hero of Emmet is a plucky dog who saves his Los Angeles neighborhood from a fire. These four titles present the best of Leo Politi: the gentle humor and sense of magic that have made his books beloved by generations of readers in California and around the world.

    Unfortunately, Nothing at All gets inadvertently left behind-not out of cruelty, but because he is invisible! He is horribly lonely until he meets a bird, a Jackdaw, who says that he knows how to make the puppy visible. Nothing at All doesn't think much of the bird at first, but follows the instructions anyway, and after a little time, hard work, and a lot of dizziness, the puppy becomes visible and is adopted along with his brothers. Best known for her Newbery Honor winner Millions of Cats, Wanda Gág (1893-1946) was a pioneer in children's book writing, integrating text and illustration. Born in New Ulm, Minnesota, she rose to international acclaim. In recognition of her artistry, she was posthumously awarded the 1958 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Millions of Cats and the 1977 Kerlan Award for her body of work.

    There seems no way to save four hundred villagers from imminent and unsuspecting death; then the wise old man high on the mountain knows what he must do.

    Woodcut illustrations and brief text from an American folk song relate the story of the animals on Noah's ark.

    The animals join a young boy as he walks through the forest blowing his new horn.

    An Indian girl insults the moon and is held prisoner by him until her friend reaches the sky country to rescue her.

    Full color.

    Birnbaum has captured the childlike wonder of each season in this 1953 picture book. Green Eyes, the curious kitten, ventures beyond his familiar big red box and greets spring, summer, fall, and winter—each with their unique colors, scents, and feelings. Children will delight in discovery with Green Eyes as he ventures out and cozies up to the familiar warmth of home upon his return.A Caldecott Honor BookA New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book "Spectacular." —The New Yorker"This genius among caricaturists, Birnbaum, brings the essence of his art to the eyes of small children." —New York Herald Tribune"Here is everything a small looker wants and needs in a first picture book." —The Chicago TribuneFrom the Trade Paperback edition.

    Time to go!"Hondo will have an adventure.Fabian will stay home.A dog named Hondo and his friend Fred are going to the beach for a day of excitement. Fabian the cat is left behind at home to play with the baby. Who will cause more trouble? And who will have more fun? Peter McCarty's exquisite illustrations and understated wit turn an ordinary day in the lives of two pets into a rare delight.

    Beautiful watercolors.

    The illustrator won the American Library Association's Caldecott Medal for Where the Wild Things Are, in 1964.

    And you can come along.

    An assortment of animals introduce the letters of the alphabet.