Gerstein, Mordicai

Sylvie the cat persuades her boy to go into the darkness very late at night, where they are greeted by the shadows of roses and other flowers, and by nocturnal animals who whisper, "it's almost here.".

When jellybeans that Duck grew win a prize at the fair, the king comes and "borrows" some but after much time passes Duck, accompanied by many of his friends, arrives at the castle to get them back.

A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.

An account of French aerialist Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the newly completed World Trade Center towers in New York City.

A herd of hungry ducks, along with two geese, become completely lost while trying to find their way home for dinner. Each bird is of a different color.

Too busy with school, soccer, and other activities, a young boy who wants to cheer up the sad, lonely moon presents the reader with a step-by-step plan for becoming the the first human to bicycle to the moon.

This book describes the life of American composer Charles Ives, who wrote music which expressed all the sounds he heard in the world, but which was not well received during his lifetime.

Moses, at the end of his life, refuses to give up his soul to God, who is forced to take it himself with a single kiss.