Charlotte Zolotow

A mother's words help a little boy imagine the sights and sounds of the seashore, even though he has never seen the ocean.

Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a colorful present for her mother's birthday.

A new edition of the timeless classic by celebrated children's author, Charlotte Zolotow, featuring Spanish words and phrases! When Tomás and his family moved to a new house on a new street, he took it into his head that the new people might not like him. "Of course they'd like you," his mamá said. "Why wouldn't they? ¿Por qué no? " But Tomás didn't answer. Tomás's Mom encourages him to go out and meet the kids in his neighborhood, but Tomas...

A family's noisy little poodle barks at everything, disturbing the father, until the day everyone else goes out and the father and poodle are left alone together.

A family suffers through a disagreeable rainy day but all ends well when father returns home happy.

Thomas realizes being the new kid on the block isn't too lonely after a special night of trick-or-treating.

It's a golden, windy autumn day, and a mother a daughter set out walking among the swirling leaves. As they wend their way, they share little adventures--spying a kitten, seeing the trees zigzag with streaks of color, catching some floating milkweed, watching the setting sun color the clouds. Throughout their walk, the girl keeps urging her mother to "say it" with more and more persistence. What could "it" be? From a sterling picture-book team comes...

A little girl, answering her mother's question about why she likes to be little, describes some of the special pleasures of being a child.

"A child reminisces about the many joyful and playful moments she used to share with her dear old buddy, who has made a new friend. But although she is sad, she finds the strength to keep her head high and sets out to find a new playmate."--