Nikki McClure

This picture book follows the life of an apple throughout the year, demonstrating the cyclical patterns in nature. The youngest of readers will delight in following the journey of the bright red apple the only splash of color in the otherwise black-and-white illustrations as it travels from tree, to harvest, to snack, to compost, and finally to sprout.

Cut-paper illustrations and single words of text show a kitten's attempts to imitate an adult cat's mastery of skills such as stretching, waiting, hunting and stalking.

"Raise the sails and follow the wind across the green sea in this captivating marriage of lyrical prose and intricate illustrations from a renowned West Coast artist. Old wood boat remembers the wind. Dilapidated and parted from the sea, she remembers and waits as her mast cracks and blackberry vines creep across her deck. But one day, a family tows her home. Scraped, scrubbed, sanded, and varnished, she is made beautiful and seaworthy again. After...

A wordless picture book in which chickens flee their coop at an Alaskan monastery and four, eluding the nuns, enjoy a day in the forest before returning home to roost. Features cut-paper artwork and a die-cut cover.