The light of the half moon Shines down on the half room . . . The half room is full of half things. A half chair, a half cat, even half shoes—all just as nice as whole things. When half a knock comes on half a door, who in the world could it be? With inventive flair, Caldecott Honor winner Carson Ellis explores halves and wholes in an ingenious and thought-provoking picture book. Ink and gouache illustrations featuring wry detail and velvety textures...

Presents a collection of poetry that is full of zany characters, including Sleepy LaFeete, who chooses to snooze in the busiest spots, and Mister Adam Hatter and the Lovely Lady Wigg, who had a fig banquet and danced a fancy jig.

"Gretchen turns to her vivid imagination when she is left behind while her siblings swim in the ocean"--

"A little girl convinces her dad to be a tree all day long, no matter what, even in the rain, in this imaginative picture book that encourages playing pretend and pays tribute to parents"--

The Easter Bunny describes the many traps he expertly avoids as he delivers Easter treats to children.

Pig takes the lead in a cross-country race, but then gets stuck in the mud.

Celebrates the changing seasons as children swim in a lake in summer, collect pecans in autumn, play in snow in winter, and visit a farm in spring.

This soothing bedtime story explores the question, When animals sleep, what do they see in their dreams? The lyrical text tells readers that chipmunks dream of digging deep burrows, puppies dream of long, waggy walks, and horses dream of wild, windy rides. But most of all, the animals dream of all the fun and adventure the next day will bring.

"A mother and son use their imagination to have fun on a rainy day"--

Lulu, who likes to wear a ladybug costume, goes to the beach for the first time and makes sand castles, flies kites, and deals with her fear of the ocean.