Mary Lyn Ray

Every house has a story. This house-an old one hunkered in the deep grass below a wide country sky-is a waiting house. Once it was full of laughter and song. The sounds of life rang within its walls. Now it stands quiet and still. The house has sheltered many families over the years and remembers them fondly, especially the children. New families arrive to look, but none stay. Perhaps the house, too, now belongs to the Long Ago and Used to Be? Or...

"For one restless pup the waking world is too full of wonder to leave behind at bedtime, until he closes his eyes and finds comfort in his dreams"--

Rosie, a little dog, is afraid of nothing except thunder and during one very bad storm, she discovers that the boy who she lives with is frightened, too.

Wilma decides to plant Christmas trees with the help of her young neighbor, Parker.

"With charming art and poetry, this honest primer on friendship, and companion to "The Thank You Book," captures the many ways friendships are formed and what it means to be a friend. Perfect for fans of "I Like You" and A Friend Is Someone Who Likes You."--Publisher's website. Illustrations and easy-to-read text provide a primer on friendship, including the many ways friendships are formed.

A child describes all the things there are to do on a rainy day.

"A picture book biography of the four Moody sisters who designed and built fairy tale-like cottages in Santa Barbara in the 1930s and 1940s"--