Johnston, Tony

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

A huge mosquito keeps Zeke and Zelda awake, until Zelda finds a way to quiet the persistent pest.

A little rabbit cannot fall asleep because he finds the night dark and scary, but when he watches it with his grandfather he sees it full of stars and crickets and moon.

A young boy is embarrassed by his grandfather's old Japanese ways, but on one of their Fishing Sundays, he learns to see Grandfather in a new light.

An illustrated collection of twenty-three humorous poems on a variety of subjects.

Retells, in tall-tale fashion, how Levi Strauss went to California during the Gold Rush, saw the need for a sturdier kind of trouser, and invented jeans.

Presents a description of a Mexican family preparing for the celebration of the Day of the Dead, and includes information on how they pick fruit and flowers, prepare food, and sing and dance. Includes bilingual conversation.

Torn from his home and parents in Poland during World War II, a young Jewish boy starving in a concentration camp finds hope in playing Schubert on his harmonica, even when the commandant orders him to play.

A poem of a Christmas bell which summons people and animals to share the sights, sounds and tidings of Noel.

Unwelcomed by their neighbors because they are squiggly, skinny, and long, the Worm family moves from place to place before finally finding friends who accept and appreciate those who are different.