Central Kansas Library System

'A Golden book, New York.'

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...

The Bible story of Jesus' birth is retold and illustrated for children.

The little red caboose saves the train from sliding down a steep hill.

No one has drawn animals with as much warmth, humor, and realism as Garth Williams, who illustrated the beloved classics Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and the Little House on the Prairie series.
This classic Little Golden book—with piglets, kittens, calves, and bunnies, and a simple, humorous story—is one of his best. Loved for generations, this warm and fuzzy classic is sure to delight a new crop of young Little...

Discusses the types, behavior, individual species, and eventual disappearance of the dinosaurs.

Some furred and feathered friends demonstrate good manners.