Central Kansas Library System

Veering from the convivial, scene-centered graphic interpretation often associated with this classic, Würbs offers a sparer take, narrowing each scene to softly focused images that are more suggestive than representational. The poem's opening lines are accompanied by an image of a lone candle burning in a brass candleholder, and the sleigh's rooftop landing shows two shadowy reindeer heads emerging from behind a foregrounded stone chimney. Santa's...

A retelling of the Bible story about a young boy whose faith in God helped him overcome the Philistine giant.

All the many things a young child can do independently are demonstrated, (tying shoes, riding bike, kicking ball), but there is one thing one cannot do alone.

Little Critter feels so frustrated that he thinks of running away.

Even though Puppy misbehaves, he makes a wonderful pet.

Illustrations and brief text depict different kinds of rabbits: big-eared, snowshoe, angora, and different color ones, and even chocolate Easter bunnies.

A boy cleans up his messy room to try to find his baseball mitt.

Though playing with a friend can be a great deal of fun, it's good to be alone sometimes too.