Kathi Appelt

The arrival of a new little brother has his big sister singing the blues.

A busy crow flies around town picking up all kinds of discarded items and uses them to create a beautiful Christmas tree.

A biography of Lady Bird Johnson who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers.

A series of prose poems describes the author's life while she was growing up in Houston, Texas, from her eleventh birthday in 1965 through her eighteenth in 1972, and beyond.

While preparing for a visit from some relatives--and even after they arrive--Bubba and Beau want nothing more than to sink their paws into the squishy, squashy mud hole.

Jory fears that he is too small to find a suitable gift to welcome the new parson.

Pigs dance the night away when a polka band plays at the annual hootenanny.

Even after a long day of running errands, baby Bubba and his puppy Beau are not ready for bedtime.

A girl celebrates her own individuality, from her freckles to her wiggles.

When Mamma Pearl washes their favorite blanket it's a sad day for best friends Bubba and Beau, but it gets worse when she decides the baby boy and his puppy need baths, too.

While fishing with his grandfather in the swamp, a young boy asks all kinds of questions about a very special bear.

A collection of poems about the experiences of young people and a section with information about how each poem was written to enable readers to create their own original poems.

After meeting one night at the Alley Cat's Meow, sweetheart cats Red and Ginger dazzle the world with their spectacular dancing.

Graduating eighth graders relate their stories of love and heartbreak that have brought them to Dogwood Junior High's magical Stardust Dance.