Henry Cole

Celeste, a mouse longing for a real home, becomes a source of inspiration to teenaged Joseph, assistant to the artist and naturalist John James Audubon, at a New Orleans, Louisiana, plantation in 1821.

Beginning with a bug, various objects are revealed as being big and small in comparison with other objects on a farm under the big, big sky.

In a wordless picture book, Spot the cat goes out the open window and ventures through the city with Dot the dog, seeking her home.

In pictures without words, the reader follows the journey of one brown paper bag from a tree in the forest through the years it is used by three generations of one family until eventually the old bag becomes the container in which a new tree is planted.

"Every day goes smoothly at Hardy Elementary School because Principal Tate keeps everyone happy and everything in order. But what happens when her car breaks down one day and she's running late? How will the students, teachers, parents, and visitors get through the day? Will chaos take over Hardy School? The solution is simple: Everyone at the school must do their part to save the day"-- Provided by publisher.

It seems as though Trudy the goat knows when to expect snow, but it turns out that she is really expecting something completely different.

Celeste is hundreds of miles from home following an unexpected journey aboard a Mississippi steamboat. After mishaps and disasters, she finds herself on the frontier in southern Indiana. It's 1822, and Celeste meets a tall, lanky boy wielding an ax: a young Abraham Lincoln.

A beaver family works hard to rebuild when their dam is threatened by storms in this beautifully illustrated follow-up to Nesting that introduces young children to beginning life science concepts.

Big brother Albert's frustration with his little brother Baxter escalates alphabetically until Grandma saves the day.

"A cat and a dog set off on their own adventures, each intrigued by something they see ... As the animals explore, examine, inspect, and investigate their surroundings, a surprise brings the two together"-- Provided by publisher