Henry Carter Hull

Illustrates the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

Readers are asked to picture themselves as the earth, turning in space, facing the light, feeling the green things growing and the oceans shifting.

A collection of poems featuring the animals, people, and cultures of Africa.

Verses from Longfellow's epic poem depict the boyhood of Hiawatha.

Presents the 1893 poem written by Katharine Lee Bates in celebration of the beauty of America, and features illustrations by Bates' great-great-grandnephew, as well as the musical notation for the song inspired by the poem.

A collection of poems that celebrate the wonder, mystery, and danger of the night and describes the many things that hide in the dark.

Contains descriptions of monsters from various countries in the form of the travel guide for a world tour by balloon.

"On the first day of Christmas, a gift was sent to me: a parrot in a palm tree! Ahoy mateys--Christmas is coming and even pirates celebrate the holiday! This follow-up to the hugely popular A Pirate's Night Before Christmas offers a witty re-imagining of "The Twelve Days of Christmas"--with a sly buccaneer twist. A brave cabin boy receives marvelously mysterious gifts for each of the 12 days he is left alone to guard the pirate ship: 12 cannons blastin',...

Presents an illustrated collection of children's poems by author Mary Quattlebaum that describes the joys of winter.

The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree.