Akron Public Library

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.

The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam. "A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam--anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description are among his usual finds. But there's no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery: a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with its own secrets to share . . . and to keep."--...

Briefly describes the value of a tree.

Relates the experiences of a little girl as she learns to tell the difference between make-believe and real life.

After he is sent to bed without supper for behaving like a wild thing, Max dreams of a voyage to the island where the wild things are.

A small boy enjoys playing alone in deep snow all day, and later welcomes his warm bath and snug bed-so he can go out again tomorrow!

A hound rescues a schoolgirl from the Seine, becomes a beloved school pet, is chased away by the trustees, and returns with a surprise.

The smallest and bravest one is Madeline, whose adventurous spirit and outrageous antics have delighted boys and girls for over seventy years. Now even the youngest readers can enjoy this timeless favorite in a sturdy board book format.

Explains the physiology of animals in simple terms.

Pigeon is an unflinching and hilarious look at a child's potential for mischief. In a plain palette, with childishly elemental line drawings, Willems has captured the essence of unreasonableness in the very young.