Ruth Krauss

In simple rhyming text, a child says goodnight to the things around her.

Nursery school children's "definitions" of everyday objects reveal their different view of the world in a humorous way.

A little girl at play can fly like a bird, moo like a cow, and squirm like a worm.

As a child hides beneath a blanket, Mother playfully wonders if the hidden bundle could be anything she needs.

In the middle of winter, different forest animals awake and run sniffing through the trees to discover a single flower growing in the snow.

Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot see he plants

The book gives insight into an alternate and straightforward way of looking at things and events around us. For a moment, you can take away the idea that you are an adult, or you may forget what you think you are and read Krauss's and Sendak's revelations. It's joyful to be in that moment!

A collection of verse and short prose pieces by an American poet.

Sixteen poems of feelings, thoughts, and behavior of childhood.

Follows the adventures of a tiny voyager in a nutshell boat.

Tiny boys and girls play under a mushroom--setting up a little town, imagining they are flowers, and pretending all sorts of things.

A bird hatches from its egg and learns to fly.

Describes in verse the one activity that children everywhere have in common.

Relates how a husband cured his wife's habit of constantly moving furniture and other objects around the house.

Summary, An illustrated collection of poems and brief tales on a variety of subjects.

When a white horse is born and Charlotte is allowed to keep him, she names him Milky Way and they love each other dearly.