Johnston, Tony

Sticky children playfully spread their stickiness around until bathtime changes everything.

An illustrated poem that tells the story of a giant sequoia tree.

Each day, from September through November, brings glimpses of forest animals seeking food in preparation for the onset of winter, from a fox sniffing the last apple on the ground to a flock of wild turkeys that finds nothing.

A young boy is sustained by his family as he endures the difficulties of being a slave, but when he finally gains his freedom, his joy is tempered by the death of President Lincoln.

Four episodes in which Mole makes four wishes, Troll visits Mole, Troll loses a tooth, and night noises scare the pair of friends.

A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.

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

While reading about the ghost of Old Clara Clabber, a farmer hears spooky noises and lets his imagination get out of hand.

Mole and Troll agree to trim a tree for Christmas but disagree on the ornaments and have a fight. Troll tries to decorate the tree all by himself and discovers it is no fun doing it alone. In the end they get together and decorate the tree so beautifully, that everybody agrees it is the prettiest tree they have ever seen.