Woody and Pip are two acorn children who ride the wind one Autumn day and end up on a woodland adventure. Hazel, their friend, goes on an adventure of her own sneaking a ride on Mr. Squirrel. This is a wonderful Autumn story from Elsa Beskow and one of our favorites!
Hardcover
Catalog number B1094

Christopher is an only child and wishes for a friend. Luckily, he meets the spirit September who takes him on an adventure to meet all the fruits of harvest time. This is another beautiful Elsa Beskow book with full color illustrations of everyone from the gooseberry boys to Mrs. Cabbage. Perfect for Autumn reading.
Hardcover
Catalog number B1515

A lucky little girl is invited by the flower fairies to join them for their Midsummer festival. Gathering around Queen Rose, the flowers, birds and bumblebees tell stories of their origins while the Dew-cups and Pea-blossom serve refreshments. Many full color illustrations.
Hardcover
Catalog number B1205

Six-year-old Ollie is given his first pair of real skis. As soon as the snow begins to fall, he sets off on an adventure by himself to the palace of King Winter. Ollie encounters Jack Frost, Mrs. Thaw and finally Spring. Another beautiful book from Elsa Beskow.
Hardcover
Catalog number B0918

These four sturdy board books are full of lovely pictures depicting all sorts of seasonal activities. There are no words...young children delight in looking at the pictures and letting their imaginations soar.
Summer...catalog number B1941
Autumn...catalog number B1910
Winter...catalog number B1927
Spring...catalog number B1934

A delightful alphabet book! I can imagine a child spending hours with the color, movement and artistry of these pictures and coming away with an understanding of living and active letters. With many beautiful pictures for each letter this book is a great resource for teaching the letters in first grade as well as providing visual ideas for various art mediums.
Softbound.
Catalog number B5163

This is a charming and simple story of the natural cycle of a plant. It follows a little seed as she grows into a beautiful flower and then gives her seeds back to mother earth. The author used dry and wet felting to create colorful pictures for this book.
The story begins, "Early one spring morning, a little seed woke up after her long winter sleep. She yawned and stretched. With a loud CRACK her hard brown jacket fell away 'Oh said the surprised seed. The earth above felt warm."
Hardcover
Catalog number B5859

This classic first published in 1927, contains poems for each month plus other verses. Elsa Beskow's beautiful illustrations have been loved by many throughout the world. A wonderful book for young and old.
Hardcover
Catalog number B0756

The children of the forest live deep in the roots of an old pine tree with their mother and father. They are friends of the animals. This story follows them through the four seasons. A beautiful book with illustrations full of adventure.
Hardcover
Catalog number B0497

This adventure begins when Peter is looking for blueberries for his mother's birthday cake. Suddenly, he feels a light tap on his shoe and embarks on a magical adventure to blueberry land. This book includes beautiful illustrations. A picture book with a wonderful story.
Hardcover
Catalog number B0500

At last! A beautiful book of 17 of the original Grimm brothers folk tales, including "Little Red Cap," "The Frog Prince," "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White," and "Cinderella." These are not the Disney versions of these stories, and have retained the depth and message that made them classics. Highly recommended as a read aloud book for children ages 5 to 9. This book is in a large format with many beautiful color illustrations by renowned illustrator Anastasiya Archipova.
200 pages
Hardcover
Catalog number B3193

Popular classics written 350 years ago, La Fontaine's fables are as timeless as the human weaknesses and follies they depict in animal and other familiar protagonists. The fables in this careful selection are remarkable in both their simple wisdom and poignant wit. This is a wonderful collection of 112 fables including many favorites such as "The Cricket and the Ant," "The Tortoise and the Hare," and "The Raven and the Fox." Lovely color illustrations in large format. 216 Pages
Hardcover
Catalog number B5715

A great resource for carrying in your pocket to the library or book store. Includes reading lists for children from pre-school through eighth grade, as well as lists of books on music, games, crafts and celebrations, American history, science and a list of Newbery Award Winners.
72 pages of invaluable information.
Softbound
Catalog number BSRL

This is a great reading guide for traveling the road between childhood and adulthood. Nearly 1500 of "the best books ever", gathered into subjects, with a description of each one. Fiction, drama, poetry, biography, non-fiction--they're all here! Especially appropriate for ages 14 and up.
342 pages. Softbound.
catalog number B51995