Charlotte Zolotow

Records, in rhyming text and illustrations, the experiences of getting up in the morning and going to bed at night.

A child finds out about her mother's early life by looking at old pictures.

A young girl learns that the really important things in life remain the same from one generation to the next.

"I hope this collection will bring the reader something beyond the pleasure of the stories themselves. I hope it will help young readers remember their present intensity when they are older, help them realize that hidden in every adult is the young person that adult once was. And I hope these stories make older readers remember the intensity of their youth and so feel closer to those young people who are in their lives today." Charlotte Zolotow, April 1973 (From the Foreward)

A little girl imagines her life the way she would like it to be.

Describes how each animal sleeps in its own special place, in its own special way.

A summer storm sweeps over the countryside, city, and seashore. People and animals alike listen to the rrrrrMMMMMMMDDDDDDDRRRRR R R R of the thunder and the patter of the rain, and wait for the storm to end. And when it does, something very special happens.

A mother reassures her little girl there is a way to know that someone far away loves you.

The love of a mother for her little girl permeates a walk they take together on an autumn day.

John announces that when he has a son, his son will never have to play the piano, or cut his hair, or play with the sons of his father's friends, or ...

When a young boy finds his old dog dead one morning, he spends the rest of the day thinking about all the good times they had together.

It's not fair that everything about my friend Martha's life is the way I wish my life were--though she tells me she prefers mine.

A small boy tells his mother what he would like a father to be.

William's father gives him a basketball and a train but these do not make him want a doll less.

Looking through old photographs, a child traces the growth, development, and marriage of Mother and Father.

A small girl and her mother see many things on their walk, and they count their steps as they go.

Two children find beauty and wonder in the park on a hot night.

An older sister imagines the advantages of not having her younger sister around, but then thinks of one disadvantage.