Uri Shulevitz

Troto's a happy little car who likes to go places until he drives all the way to Cactusville and meets some big trucks that tease him for being so small.

"Boy with dog and grandfather with beard watch holiday lights turn on in the city"--

As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.

This volume demonstrates how to write and illustrate children's books by analyzing story structure and showing how the story's action is communicated through picture sequences. The author, a well-established children's author and illustrator, covers technical questions of how actually to proceed in developing ideas into books, as well as aesthetic and ethical issues. This book inspires readers to think beyond predictable formats and instead embrace...

When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way.

Relates the doings of the Emperor of Pickleberry and his ingenious talking bird Lou.

Camped for the night by a lake, a boy and his grandfather experience dawn from their row boat.

A young child spends the day imagining himself to be a sailor on a grand adventure.

Fifteen children's book artists, including Lauren Castillo, Frann Preston-Gannon, and Melissa Sweet, share their favorite colors and explain why they love them.