Deborah Kogan Ray

As soon as Wanda learned to draw, she couldn't stop and dreamed of becoming an artist. But when her beloved father died, teenage Wanda put her family before her art, taking care of her ailing mother and six siblings. It wasn't until she knew that her family could support itself that she finally attained her dream, winning a scholarship to a famous art school in New York City and eventually creating one of the most beloved children's books of all time,...

A young girl and her family spend a fall day picking apples with others from their small town.

A little girl and her mother stay up late to watch a shower of shooting stars.

When a baby jackrabbit's home is destroyed by developers, she is cared for by a human family until she is big enough to live on her own in the wild.

A child describes a place where all the rooms have warmth, comfort, and love, and it turns out to be home.

A Vietnamese child remembers wartime and her relationship with her grandfather, the village herb doctor.