Elizabeth Garton Scanlon

"A spirited girl visits her cousins in the country for a chance to break free from the clamor and crowd of life in the city." -- Provided by publisher.

To stop the wind from blowing everything upside down, a young girl named Kate uses her old wheelbarrow to drag some young trees up a steep hill where she plants them, providing a little green, along with the wind protection, to the man who lives on the hill.

Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.

"When Lulu's feeling well, she climbs every tree in sight. But when Lulu's sick, all she has is her imagination and a shadow"-- Provided by publisher.

In a series of letters a student laments the absence of her teacher and daily routine, but she soon realizes there are benefits to mixing things up, and that perhaps having a substitue teacher is not so bad afterall.

Precocious eight-year-old Bibsy navigates a relationship with a teacher who thinks she talks too much.

Illustrations and rhyming text portray the birthday party of a beloved baby.

Spring rains change Water from a tumbling creek to a roaring river and bring Tree nutrients it needs to stretch toward the sky. As Sun's rays intensify, the sprouts and fruits and insects of the forest grow and bloom and develop, all working together in harmony. Even Fire, whose work causes Tree to ache from the inside, brings opportunity for the next generation of flora and fauna. Paired with the vivid, organic imagery of Dominique Ramsey, Liz Garton...

A classroom of exuberant youngsters explores art in its most varied forms, from painting, music, and writing to cooking and performing.

Noodle, a worm, is sad and feeling bad about himself, but his friend Lou, a bird, convinces him that he is likeable just as he is.