Tony Johnston

A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.

Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon.

A wandering cat brightens the lives of six lonely people--and persuades all of them to feed him until a near accident brings them all together.

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.

A young boy lists all the things he will have to take with him on his first day in kindergarten.

"Using the alphabet, Mexico is introduced in this picture book using poetry and detailed expository text. A through Z topics include: adobe, Diego Rivera, Lady of Guadalupe, lava, prickly pear, and skeleton"--Provided by publisher.

When a treasured teddy bear becomes so worn that it is mistaken for a monkey, a little girl and her mother decide to restore Bear to "his good old self."

Mole and Troll agree to trim a tree for Christmas but disagree on the ornaments as each dislikes the other's choices.