Barbara Cooney
7) Emily
Author
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
When a mother and child pay a visit to their reclusive neighbor Emily, who stays in her house writing poems, there is an exchange of special gifts.
9) Basket moon
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After hearing some men call his father and him hillbillies on his first trip into the nearby town of Hudson, a young boy is not so sure he still wants to become a basket maker.
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
The story of Miss Rumphius has delighted children for more than a decade with its tale of the Lupine Lady, who vowed as a young girl to make the world more beautiful. This sparkling edition, featuring vibrant landscapes, will continue to enchant readers with the idea that each person can contribute to making the world a better place.
"Great aunt Alice Rumphius was once a little girl who loved the sea, longed to visit faraway places, and wished to...
11) Christmas folk
Author
Pub. Date
[1969]
Edition
[First edition].
Language
English
Description
Presents in blank verse the traditions and folklore of an Elizabethan Christmas season from November 30th through January 5th.
12) Ox-cart man
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons.
13) Island boy
Author
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Matthais grows from a little boy to a grandfather on a small island out in the bay.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
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