Mary Margaret Morrison imagines that her new baby brother, who's getting all of the attention, really came from outer space or the zoo. But when her loyalty is tested, she realizes that Irwin is an irreplaceable new member of her family.

We Got My Brother at the Zoo

Hassett, Ann

Hassett, John

Children's Books

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

At Number 9 Belknap Street lives a small moody dog named Charles. The lady who owns him is afraid he will catch cold, and Charles is not allowed outdoors, even in his handsome lamb's-wool sweater. But Charles can't be contained forever. One night when he sniffs the smells of the wild and hears the far-off calling of wolves through an open window, he escapes from the apartment. With charmingly detailed pictures and comical text, John and Ann Hassett tell of Charles's liberation into the wild. Follow Charles as he roams along cobblestone streets, howls at streetlamps he mistakes for the moon, and discovers the joys of jelly doughnuts. A story of friendship, Charles of the Wild will capture the hearts of all readers who dream of the wild but still can find adventure in a park full of squirrels on a sunny afternoon.

Charles of the Wild

Animals

HMH Books for Young Readers

Worried when she spots a cat up a tree, Nana Quimby frantically rings the firehouse for help, only to discover that the firemen no longer rescue cats in trees. What is she to do? She looks out the window again to discover five cats up the tree. And the cats keep coming - too many to count - in all sorts of zany colors, shapes, and sizes. Frantic, Nana Quimby calls the police station, the pet shop, the zoo, and even city hall, but no one will respond to her plea. Children will love counting all the irresistible cats in John Hassett's lively artwork, as the town that refuses to help finds itself caught in a hilarious quandary and finally learns the importance of lending a hand.

Cat Up a Tree

In a superstitious village where all things are painted white, the arrival of a stranger clad in bright, multicolored clothing brings a tide of bad luck. A black cloud appears, bringing with it a bolt of lightning that turns the school gray. The odd stranger offers to paint the school. But, to the villagers’ dismay, she merely sits atop the building and plays her flute as the sun rises and sets. The children, though, delight in her music and colorful stories. Then one night, when the moon is full and high, the stranger begins to paint. When at last the rooster crows, the villagers awake to a most unusual surprise.

Father Sun, Mother Moon

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Nana Quimby has a problem. She wants to bake a cake, but it seems her cellar is filled with water! Too much water! Nana puts a call in to the plumber, who makes a house call. After the plumber leaves and the water is gone, with just one thump, Nana Quimby has an even bigger problem: TOO MANY FROGS! First one frog comes from the basement. Then ten frogs. Then twenty, thirty, then more! Nana Quimby goes about her cake-making business. But the thumping, bumping, banging, bonking frogs become too much to ignore! With the help of some clever neighborhood kids, will Nana Quimby be able to solve her problem and enjoy her cake in peace and quiet? CROAK! Sketches from the Author (Click on Images to Enlarge) Drawing a frog is harder than you would think. They’re all folded legs and arms and googly eyes. But drawing millions of frogs turned out to be fun. Sketches of all the characters are drawn until they seem just right. Each illustration is drawn over and over. Whoever invented erasers was on to something. Nana Quimby and I spent a lot of time in her kitchen. She baked a cake. I painted frogs.

Too Many Frogs!

Every year Farmer Tuttle loads his truck with Christmas trees fresh from his farm and drives down to the city to sell them. Then he picks out a special Christmas hat to bring home to Mrs. Tuttle. But one year, people stopped buying real Christmas trees. Fake ones were more convenient, they said. So Farmer Tuttle had to return home without a hat to give his wife. The Tuttles worried; if they couldn’t sell their trees anymore, what would they do? Just when they’re about to sell all their trees to a man from the sawmill, a mysterious letter arrives requesting Farmer Tuttle’s finest tree . . .

The Finest Christmas Tree

Holidays & Celebrations

Clarion Books

Skippity-skip-skip. One after the other, three silly sisters skip over a bridge on their way to school. But before she can cross to safety, each sister must face Ugly-Boy Bobby, a bully who hides in a hole beneath the bridge. Ugly-Boy Bobby was “the kind of boy who ate bugs, tossed stones at cats, and drank from puddles—the muddier the better.” But even a boy like Bobby hungers for something other than bugs and mud puddles from time to time. What he craves the most are jelly donuts, the very ones each sister carries in her lunch! Just when it seems that Ugly-Boy Bobby will stop at nothing to get those donuts, the biggest sister turns the tables on him with just one simple, little request . . . Zany illustrations, full of fun details to discover, enliven this humorous take on the classic children’s story, “The Three Billy Goats Gruff.”

The Three Silly Girls Grubb

Literature & Fiction

Children will love counting all the irresistible cats in John Hassett’s lively artwork, as the town, which refuses to help, finds itself caught in a hilarious quandary and finally learns the importance of lending a hand.

'Eeek! A mouse! I cannot have a mouse in the house!' cries Nana Quimby, sending the family on a frantic adventure as they try to rid themselves of first the mouse, then its troublesome successors.From an owl to an elephant, the Quimby family pets devour shoes, steal lunch, quarrel with skunks, uproot trees, and soon convince Nana that there are worse things to have than a mouse in the house.

Mouse in the House

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We Got My Brother at the Zoo

Charles of the Wild

Cat Up a Tree

Father Sun, Mother Moon

Too Many Frogs!

The Finest Christmas Tree

Charles of the Wild

The Three Silly Girls Grubb

Cat Up a Tree

Mouse in the House