Gerstein, Mordicai

When Mr. Portly finds a kitten, he and his wife raise her like a child, but unlike a typical child, Minifred the kitten does not like to follow rules at home or at school.

A young girl living in a book tries to find a story of her own while figuring out what a reader is and thinking about the stories of her family members.

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

At bedtime William hides and his parents look for him inside and outside the house.

Three lively little girls attempt to start a friendship with a lonely giant.

The excessively quiet town of Pupickton, and the sleeping lovesick giant upon which it was built, are both awakened by the joyful noise of a little girl's songs.

The lives of a baby jaybird, a young girl, a kitten, and a small squirrel intersect as they venture out into the world.