Steve Johnson

Introduces the life of renowned children's author and illustrator Ted Geisel, popularly known as Dr. Seuss, focusing on his childhood and youth in Springfield, Massachusetts.

"Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou?s celebration of the ?Glad Season? is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life and a beautiful holiday gift for people of all faiths"--Amazon.com.

This rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.

After they all agree to ignore the story of "The Farmer in the Dell, " the rat, cat, dog, child, farmer, and his wife have a party featuring the tempting hunk of cheese.

While strolling home through the woods one evening, a young boy happens upon a rollicking dancing party in Bugtown.

A cat describes the ways in which it enjoys spending the day and night.

The royal chef takes Max the dog, the royal taster, on several international journeys to find a dish for the land's pickiest king.

Five-year-old Robin creates chaos all over the house, until he is allowed to design his own room.

"A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day. The story of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite Keats's obvious talent, his father worried that Ezra's dream of being an artist was an unrealistic one. But Ezra was determined. By high school he was winning prizes and scholarships. Later,...

As they make their way around the farm, a young boy asks his mother a series of questions about the animals found there, to which she answers "yes, " "no, " or "maybe" and explains why.