Tony Johnston

For at least 100 years, generations of barn owls have slept, hunted, called, raised their young, and glided silently above the wheat fields around an old barn.

Lizzie meets an elderly man and his companion, Cecile, at the park, but Lizzie is afraid of dogs, so she relies on her new friend to help her take things one step at a time.

When a crazy chicken wreaks havoc in the kitchen there is just one thing to do--prepare a nest so that she will settle down.

An alphabet book that introduces Mexican culture and history. Features colorful illustrations and informative sidebars.

Possum and Alien become friends and find that they have both similarities and differences.

Letters are everywhere in this delightful book that embraces the power of words and what they can do, how they can make you feel, and what they can help you say. Each letter has a name, and letters have power . . . power to make words. Words can make you hungry, make you laugh, or enchant you. And you can enchant others with magic of your own, by using them to write anything you please.

The antics of ten fat turkeys on a fence illustrate counting from ten to one.

The beauty and spirit of Christmas resounds in the melodic chimes of a church bell in this lyrical picture book by well-known author Tony Johnston with breathtaking illustrations by watercolor artist Cheng-Khee Chee. On Christmas Eve, people bundle up in the cold and follow the sounds of the bell to gather in celebration. Creatures great-children, dogs, cats, and birds-and small stop to listen as a brass band marches through town. The poetry and imagery...

A witch's hat causes its owner some problems when it turns into a bat, then a rat, then a cat, and still won't behave after that.