Mr Putter and Mrs Teaberry show us youthfulness is a state of mind. When Mr Putter's achy knees threaten to derail the ballgame, Zeke the dog comes to the rescue. Victory is a well-deserved cause for celebration, but so is the effort it takes to "stay in the game." Heartwarming inspiration for every age.

Mr. Putter and Tabby love going to the fish store, but a problem arises when Mr. Putter thinks the fish are new pets and Tabby thinks the fish are for dinner. Illustrations. Full color.

Mr. Putter is sure he is too old for birthday celebrations, so on his special day he invites Mrs. Teaberry and Zeke over for a quiet cup of tea. But--good heavens!--what could "possibly" be taking them so long to arrive? Full color.

Mr. Putter wants to paint his porch. He has a bucket of pink paint, a big brush, and some rags. And he has Tabby to keep him company. Everything is perfect, until a squirrel scampers onto the porch and catches Tabby's eye. . . .

It's fall, and juicy things are growing in Mr. Putter's backyard--apples, tomatoes, and pears. Mr. Putter dreams of all the juicy things he loves to eat, but most of all he dreams of pear jelly. At last it's time to pick the pears, and Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby hatch a zany plan for bringing in the harvest.

Mrs. Teaberry announces that she's starting a knitting club, and Mr. Putter is happy to help out. But disaster strikes when Tabby and Zeke want to pitch in, too: Mrs. Fitzwater's sweater completely unravels, and the whole afternoon ends up in quite a tangle.

Mr. Putter and Tabby try their best to make a pot of soup--even though Bessie, their treasured stove, is on the blink and Mrs. Teaberry's dog, Zeke, is making trouble. Full color.

Mr. Putter has always wanted to write a mystery novel--and Tabby is happy to help. But who knew there would be so many delicious distractions along the way?

A robot can do a lot of things. But what is the very best thing this robot can do?

Sweetness abounds as a little boy learns to embrace courage and see a new place through brave eyes. Marked by kindness, the Grandma empathizes and then empowers as she invites her grandson, and readers, to learn to see beauty in unexpected places. Realistic and acccessible, this is a story to learn from and enjoy again and again.

A colorful riot of a bedtime story about sleepy people and animals napping in a cozy bed. Full-color illustrations throughout. "Booklist" Editors' Choice; Golden Kite Award; IRA/CBC Children's Choice; NCTE Teachers' Choice; "New York Times" Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year.

To win a bet, Rabbit tries to get rid of his shadow with the aid of his many animal friends.

In 1943 Copenhagen, the Germans begin their campaign to "relocate" the Jews of Denmark. So Annemarie Johansen's parents take in her best friend Ellen Rosen and pretend that she is a part of their family. This edition includes a new Introduction by the author.

In this picture book companion to the beloved bestseller A Long Walk to Water, a young South Sudanese girl goes on a journey that requires determination, persistence, and compassion.Young Nya takes little sister Akeer along on the two-hour walk to fetch water for the family. But Akeer becomes too ill to walk, and Nya faces the impossible: her sister and the full water vessel together are too heavy ...

When he was born in 1879, Albert was a peculiarly fat baby with an unusually big and misshaped head. When he was older, he hit his sister, frustrated his teachers, and had few friends. But Albert's strange childhood also included his brilliant capacity for puzzles and problem solving: the mystery of a compass's swirling needle, the intricacies of Mozart's music, the secrets of geometry--set his mi ...

An old woman discovers an abandoned puppy that she is afraid to name--or to even love. This moving story features Gary Larson-esque "(The Far Side)" visuals that will appeal to adults as well as kids. Full-color illustrations.

From the familiar roadrunner and common crow to the exotic quetzal and Andean cock-of-the-rock, this unusual aviary of twenty-one colorful creatures soars with feathery frivolity.

This lyrical introduction to the first person to walk on the surface of the moon traces the life of Neil Armstrong back through his childhood, his years as a airplane pilot, and his historical moon landing in the Apollo 11 moon mission on July 20, 1969. Full-color illustrations.

Between 1854 and 1930, more than 200,000 orphaned or abandoned children were sent west on orphan trains. Warren alternates chapters about the history of the orphan trains with the story of Lee Nailling, who in 1926 rode an orphan train to Texas. Photos.

A biography of the modest Frenchman who, after being blinded at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.