Charlotte Zolotow

Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a colorful present for her mother's birthday.

A young girl describes what she loves most in her garden during each season.

Thomas realizes being the new kid on the block isn't too lonely after a special night of trick-or-treating.

William's father gives him a basketball and a train but these do not make him want a doll less.

Although his neighbors do not appreciate his efforts, a kind old man transforms his rundown house and a small neglected pine tree into the best on the street.

It's a golden, windy autumn day, and a mother a daughter set out walking among the swirling leaves. As they wend their way, they share little adventures--spying a kitten, seeing the trees zigzag with streaks of color, catching some floating milkweed, watching the setting sun color the clouds. Throughout their walk, the girl keeps urging her mother to "say it" with more and more persistence. What could "it" be? From a sterling picture-book team comes...

A family's noisy little poodle barks at everything, disturbing the father, until the day everyone else goes out and the father and poodle are left alone together.

A noisy little boy discovers the pleasure of a quiet moment with his mother after his very noisy cousin pays a visit to their house.

Captures some of the joys and beauties of each season.

A little girl, answering her mother's question about why she likes to be little, describes some of the special pleasures of being a child.