Nadine Bernard Westcott

The old jump rope/nonsense rhyme features an ailing young Tiny Tim.

A garden produces a variety of edible plants, such as corn that grows up, onions that grow down, and tomato vines that twine all around. Peppers grow up. Potatoes grow down. Pumpkins vine around and around. From seeds dropping into soil to corn bursting from its stalks, from children chasing butterflies to ants burrowing underground, everything in this vibrant picture book pulses with life -- in all directions! Sprightly illustrations set the mood...

An expanded version of the familiar children's finger-play rhyme describing what the little spider does after being washed out of the water-spout.

When his parents leave a young boy in charge of the farm for a day, chaos erupts as the animals take over the house. Includes the music to "Skip to my Lou."

Children bundle up to spend a day in the snow with their father. The joys of a winter day. On the morning of a fresh snowfall, a young girl bounces out of bed, scrambles into warm clothes, grabs her dad, dashes outside, and jumps right into the delights of a snowy day. Whether she's rolling a giant snowball, bumping into a new friend, or tumbling into a pile of white, her spirit and energy are hard to resist. Playful rhyming text and exuberant watercolor...

This series for young children provides easy-to-understand facts and answers. Launching the series is Who Has What?, a simple story following Nellie and Gus on a family outing to the beach. Humorous illustrations, conversations between the siblings, and a clear text all reassure young kids that whether they have a girl's body or a boy's, their bodies are perfectly normal, healthy, and wonderful.

When the farm animals seem to catch the flu one after another, a young boy does his best to take care of them.

Join Nellie, Gus, baby Jake, and their parents at Funland as they go on rides, watch performers, and play games along with many other children and grown-ups. As they enjoy their excursion, they notice that people are the same as one another in lots of ways, and different in lots of ways too. Helps children realize why it's important to treat others the way they want to be treated whether a person is a lot like you or different from you, a good friend...

Mrs. McNosh's dog breaks his leash and leads her on a merry chase in the park, disrupting a boating party, a wedding, and a ballgame.

Cobweb the cat and her best friends, who are mice, save the spooky Black Cat Bookstore from a burglar who says he doesn't believe in ghosts.