Johnston, Tony

Though lonely in her little house, a little mouse is too shy to step outside and find a friend until she meets a cricket.

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

Eddie's best friend Sparky saves the day when Eddie's prized collection of bugs is eaten by one of the exhibits at the school science fair.

As the plum tree changes in the passing seasons so do the lives of a three-generation farm family.

Living in the boiler room of the school where her father is janitor seems normal to fourth grader Martha Snapdragon, until she has experiences with an evil principal, the class bully, and a mysterious giant spoon, all reminiscent of the Arthurian legends.

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.