Kathryn Brown

In nineteenth century New England, Joseph Palmer flouts the law against wearing a beard and is accused by his fellow citizens of being unpatriotic and sinful, stubbornly refusing to shave even when he is sent to jail.

Arriving on the American prairie in the hope of making a new home, Nora, a little girl from Russia, struggles with loneliness until Papa brings her a dozen chicks and two geese who follow Nora everywhere she goes.

Nina, the smallest of a group of Russian nesting dolls, is separated from her sisters and swept along on a dangerous journey that eventually brings her back home.

A charming kitten named Stella dances for the family who owns her, but as Stella grows up, she dances less and less, and everyone misses her dancing days--until she has six kittens of her own who all love to dance.

Eeny Mole encourages her sisters to face their fears as she has done and venture into the world Up Above.

Three moles who live underground wonder what the world is like "Up Above" and one of them finally ventures upward to find out for herself.

A collection of poems chosen to be read aloud, by such authors as Edward Lear, Charlotte Zolotow, and Nancy Willard.