One Wide River to Cross


Barbara Emberley - 1966
    Woodcut illustrations and brief text from an American folk song relate the story of the animals on Noah's ark.

The Angry Moon


William Sleator - 1970
    An Indian girl insults the moon and is held prisoner by him until her friend reaches the sky country to rescue her.

Green Eyes


Abe Birnbaum - 1953
    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.

My Mother is the Most Beautiful Woman in the World


Becky Reyher - 1945
    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.

The Wave


Margaret Hodges - 1964
    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.

Lion


William Pène du Bois - 1956
    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.

The Judge: An Untrue Tale


Harve Zemach - 1969
    The fiery old Judge, impatient with such foolish nonsense, calls them scoundrels, ninnyhammers, and throws them all in jail. But in the end, Justice is done--and the Judge is gone. Head first! Harve Zemach's cumulative verse tale is so infectious that children won't be able to avoid memorizing it. And Margot Zemach's hilarious pictures are brimming with vitality as well as color.

Juanita


Leo Politi - 1948
    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.

Hildilid's Night


Cheli Durán Ryan - 1971
    She tries capturing the night in a sack, tying it up with vines, shaking her fist at it, but the night takes no notice - until it disappears.

A Very Special House


Ruth Krauss - 1953
    A pioneer of great children's literature, Ruth Krausspublished more than thirty books for children during a career that spanned forty years. Krauss and Sendak collaborated on eight books, and we are delighted to reintroduce four of these gems in brand-new editions, together with a favorite Maurice Sendak picture book.

Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd Animals


Fritz Eichenberg - 1952
    An assortment of animals introduce the letters of the alphabet.

T Bone, The Baby Sitter


Clare Turlay Newberry - 1950
    

Hondo & Fabian


Peter McCarty - 2002
    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.

Free Fall


David Wiesner - 1991
    And you can come along.

In the Forest


Marie Hall Ets - 1944
    The animals join a young boy as he walks through the forest blowing his new horn.