Lisa Moser

Squirrel's well-meaning attempts to help Mouse, Turtle, and his other forest friends do not always turn out as planned.

Annie's new backpack comes with pink and blue flower decorations, a zipper, and a mischievous monster who manages to get her into all sorts of trouble at school. Having trouble with your backpack zipper? Maybe there's a monster inside! Annie warms up to the exasperating but lovable creature she finds in her backpack in this humorous story complemented by energetic illustrations. When Annie unzips her new flowered backpack and finds a monster inside,...

Young Lydia struggles to say goodbye to her grandmother as her parents finish packing their wagon for the long journey to Oregon in the nineteenth century.

Murray the mouse goes into town for the carrot he needs to make Perfect Soup, and soon finds himself with a chain of favors that will work only if a friendly snowman can help him gets things started.

A series of vignettes provide an imaginative glimpse into the secret lives of a garden's unusual insects, including a ladybug who likes making mud angels and a cricket who dreams of grand adventures.