Johnston, Tony

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The tale of Rabbit and Coyote

1998
Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon.

Sparky and Eddie

wild, wild rodeo!
1998
When two best friends compete in a mock rodeo at school, they learn that winning is not everything.

Off to kindergarten

2007
A young boy lists all the things he will have to take with him on his first day in kindergarten.

Little bear sleeping

1991
In this story told in verse, a yawning bear tries to convince his mother that it isn't time for bed.

Goblin walk

1991
A little goblin has a series of frightening experiences while walking through the woods to his grandmother's house.

Amber on the mountain

1998
Isolated on her mountain, Amber meets and befriends a girl from the city who gives her the determination to learn to read and write.

Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella

2000
This version of the familiar story in which a mistreated step-child finds happiness with the "man" of her dreams is set in the old-growth forest and features Bigfoot characters.

Once in the country

poems of a farm
1996
A collection of poems depicting life in the country throughout the seasons of the year.

The ghost of Nicholas Greebe

1996
In Colonial Massachusetts, the ghost of a recently-buried farmer haunts his widow's house after a dog takes one of his bones on a long journey.

Alice Nizzy Nazzy, the Witch of Santa Fe

1995
When Manuela's sheep are stolen, she has to go to Alice Nizzy Nazzy's talking road-runner-footed adobe house and try to get the witch to give the flock back.

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