Barbara Cooney

The true story of Miss Rumphius, who made the world a more beautiful place with a handful of seeds.

Presents the background of Christmas as we know it today, including the story of Jesus' birth, the ancient pagan festivities that have been incorporated into the occasion, and customs of many different countries that have become part of this festival.

Describes the day-to-day life throughout the changing seasons of an early 19th-century New England family.

A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends.

Examines what happened before, during, and after the first battles of the American Revolution and provides a tour through the sites that witnessed these events.

Every winter, a small fir tree is dug up and brought to a farmhouse to be a Christmas tree for a lame boy and every spring it is replanted in the forest.