Illinois Authors

Harper, [New York] ©1956.

A Tree Is Nice is a classic tale about the beauty of the everyday world.

Albert Whitman & Company 1960

Every morning, Henry had to pass many dogs on his way to school. It seemed that there were more dogs on his street than anywhere else. And the very thought of dogs took Henry's appetite away. For the truth was that Henry was afraid of dogs. Then, one morning, Alfred, the big red dog and Henry met face to face and everything changed..............

Lothrop, Lee, and Shepard 1960

World's Work, Kingswood : 1976.

A little girl recounts to her cornhusk doll the pleasures of a summer on Grandmother's farm.

A. Whitman 1962

HarperTrophy, New York : [1997]

Glenda the witch decides she wants to be a school girl but fails to recognize her complete lack of success in the venture.

A. Whitman, Chicago : ©1976.

Unhappy and ignored at school Robbie fades away but becomes visible when he cries or finds something he can do well.

A. Whitman 1967

HarperCollins, [New York] : 1993.

When Susan disappears for the day, different animals appear in her place and help Susan's mother and father with the household chores.

HarperCollins, New York : 1988.

James used to be my friend. But today he is my enemy.James and John are best friends—or at least they used to be. They shared pretzels, umbrellas, and even chicken pox. Now James always wants to be boss, and John doesn't want to be friends anymore. But when he goes to James' house to tell him so, something unexpected happens.

Whitman Publishing Company 1955

Little Bear is a shy young cub, but he learns to overcome his shyness when he is invited to a party, and a kite gets stuck in a tree.

Harper & Row 1967

Mary Ann proclaims it, and she means it. First she makes mud--"about a houseful of mud, if mud could be measured in a house"--and what shall I do with it? She makes a mud hill ("it grew into a mud mountain"); she makes a little square world in a suitbox with mud houses and schools and stores; she populates it with little mud men and little mud ladies and little mud children ("Mary Ann especially liked to make them"). But she still has plenty of mud left, and no takers. Then her mother "Mary Ann! Look!" Mary Ann looks. "I need a bath," she says. The artist's soft, fuzzy style and delicate shades minimize the mess, make Mary Ann and her offspring more inviting than some mothers might wish (but they can always run a bath afterward). Very little very likably done, especially the grinning, gaping globs called children.

A. Whitman, Chicago : ©1970.

When her grandmother is hurt in a fall, Mary Jo must get help to the remote farm where they live.

Albert Whitman & Co. 1965

Every morning, Henry had to pass many dogs on his way to school. It seemed that there were more dogs on his street than anywhere else. And Henry was afraid of dogs. Then one morning, Alfred, the big red dog and Henry met face to face and everything changed. Alfred was happy and even Henry was happy!

Harper & Brothers 1962

Four years before Where the Wild Things Are won the Caldecott Medal, Maurice Sendak produced some of his most spectacular artwork for The Moon Jumpers. Printing technology has greatly improved since this enchanting picture book was first released more than fifty years ago, and now, with new color separations, the reproduction of Maurice Sendak's artwork comes closer to his stunning originals than ever before. Sendak's wondrous starry skies and Janice May Udry's evocative text immediately transport us back to cool, moonlit nights and fill us with the universal warmth of childhood. The Moon Jumpers' timeless beauty and inspiration earned it a Caldecott Honor in 1960 and will surely gather a new generation of fans.

Harvey House, Inc 1969

A delightful story of an Algonkian Indian girl who lives in the shadow of her four brothers' achievements until her cultivation of a village sunflower garden and becomes a hero in the process. Wonderful!

HarperCollins Publishers, New York : 2000.

A tongue-twisting text describes the tussle that starts when Thump's doll Thumpit is thumped by Plunk.

Albert Whitman & Company, Chicago : 2014.

Mary Jo is a very shy little girl. When it comes time to share something in class she has nothing to share. She comes up with several ideas of what to share, but at the last minute says she has nothing to share. In the end she is able to find the perfect thing to share. It is something that no one else in the class has thought of sharing before.

Albert Whitman & Co Chicago : 1968

When she gets a puppy, a little girl takes the responsibility of training him.