Tomie DePaola

"When the first big snow of winter hits, Sandy wants to play outside--but Andy isn't so sure. Sandy drags Andy along to make a snowman, go sledding, and make snow angels. Will Andy discover that snow can be fun--despite being wet and cold?"--

Author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school in 1941 when he was a boy.

Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.

An illustrated collection of 204 Mother Goose nursery rhymes,including well-known ones such as "Little Boy Blue" and less familiar ones suchas "Charlie Warlie and his cow."

The inhabitants of a New England village never make much fuss about Christmas until a new family moves in and celebrates the holiday in a special way.

"This folkloric picture book tells the story of a magical robe that goes missing, and the kingdom that hangs in the balance"-- In a small kingdom, along an ancient road, a bell rings out. The beloved king has died, leaving his magnificent and powerful Imperial Robe to his heir, the young prince. But when the prince's jealous older brother steals the Imperial Robe, slashing it to bits, the prince can no longer rule -- and the small kingdom is in great...

A houseful of relatives turns "Mrs. C." and Santa's Christmas into a string of surprises, from the arrival of a pet polar bear to Cousin James B.'s flaming plum pudding.

Twins Moffie and Morgie are excited when they hear that their family is adopting a three-year-old Hispanic boy.

Excluded from helping to prepare the Christmas celebration in Heaven, three small angels find a way to light up the night sky on Christmas Eve.