Central Kansas Library System

Poems by the author of Treasure Island which reflect a child's experiences and imagination.

The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It's something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence, when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him, to his and Becky Thatcher's calamities in Bat Cave, the...

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...

Scuffy the toy tugboat sails off down the stream to the river and on to the sea taking in all kinds of sights and scenery along the way.

Pictures and brief text introduce the characteristics of various dinosaurs.

Pooh and his friends demonstrate principles of good health, hygiene, grooming, sportsmanship, and conduct of life.

A collection of humorous poems introduces 15 unusual monsters.

Mitzi the kitten greets Santa on his arrival and he leaves a gift for her too. On board pages.