Mary Lyn Ray

"For one restless pup the waking world is too full of wonder to leave behind at bedtime, until he closes his eyes and finds comfort in his dreams"--

"The farm's creatures prepare for night and rest"--

Illustrations and easy-to-read text provide a primer on friendship, including the many ways friendships are formed.

Wilma decides to plant Christmas trees with the help of her young neighbor, Parker.

Mr. Barnes goes on a train trip and enjoys all the sights and sounds of the ride.

A child who is in a woodland clearing to practice dancing spies a deer and observes how it leaps and turns.

After hearing some men call his father and him hillbillies on his first trip into the nearby town of Hudson, a young boy is not so sure he still wants to become a basket-maker.

As a child, Elva asks for a violin so that she can make beautiful music but many years pass before her dream can come true.

A man harvests and sells a bountiful crop of pumpkins so that he will be able to preserve the field from developers.

"¡Gracias! explora las muchas formas de estar agradecido que pueden llenar el día de un niño o una niña. Sencillo, inteligente y accesible, el poético texto y las tiernas ilustraciones celebran el poderoso impacto que la gratitud puede tener en nuestras vidas. Dar las gracias, no es solamente una cuestión de educación. También las damos cuando algo despierta una música en nuestro interior -- una música alegre -- y queremos expresarlo....