J. Patrick Lewis

"An allegorical tale about Nazi occupied Poland in which a town's residents are forced to turn over their musical instruments. A young student rescues the hurdy-gurdy of her teacher, who has presumably befallen a terrible fate, and later, a young boy finds the instrument and intends to pass it--and the importance of remembering--on to his future grandchildren"--

A stray cat finds a happy home in a kindergarten classroom.

Best friends Tugg, a gorilla, and Teeny, a monkey, find three opportunities to be neighborly.

Rhymed text, featuring rebuses, describes the wonders of the store run by Mr. Nickel and Mrs. Dime.

Rhyming story about the animal world series between the Boston Beasts and the New York Pets.

Retells in verse the story of Noah's ark which saves two of every kind of animal while a flood purges the earth.

"Rhythmic text gently instructs readers on how to be in communion with one another and with the natural world, kindling an appreciation for the beauty and wonders that surround all of us"--

Five new episodes in the friendship of the two hippopotamuses. Five stories about two best friends, George and Martha, who just happen to be hippopotamuses.