McCully, Emily Arnold

In the early 1900s, a wild little girl nicknamed Squirrel meets John Muir, later to become a famous naturalist, when he arrives at her parents' hotel in Yosemite Valley seeking work and knowledge about the natural world.

Sarah, convinced that she is adopted, runs away from the Bear Family Theater to find her "real parents.".

When a new bridge is built over the river, the happiest person in the town must be the first to cross it.

A little mouse gets lost on the way to a family picnic.

A curious little mouse decides to find out what school is all about.

The youngest mouse in a large family discovers excitement and frustration when a new baby arrives.

A timid little mouse discovers the thrill of sledding in the first snow of the winter.

Pip's two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything, take Pip and her friends trick-or-treating on Halloween.

In 1813, nine-year-old Caroline, a fast runner, helps the residents of Saint Michaels, Maryland, as they defend their town against the British.

Pete the pig does not want to eat his slop, but cannot go out to play with his brother and sisters until he does.