Mary Lyn Ray

"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"--

"The farm's creatures prepare for night and rest"--

It is a lucky author who has a dog to greet her in the morning and help her with ideas, because everything is better with a dog--but a dog who has an author is also lucky.

Explores the wonder of stars, whether they are in the night sky, on a plant as a promise of fruit to come, or in one's pocket for those days when one does not feel shiny.

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

"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"--

"This picture book celebrates, through words and images, the best birthday gift of all--a whole day that is yours to unwrap"--

A house sits in a field under the ever-changing sky. For a while the house was full of laughter and children and the sounds of lives being lived under its roof. And then, for a long time, it was empty and quiet. New people came to look, but they always left. Will anyone come to stay?

While drivng on an imaginary car trip to Far Away, a child encounters winding roads, a toll both, bridges, and the Fix-It Garage before stopping for lunch and a nap.

While a boy in North America urges his father not to cut down the trees where the wood thrush lives, a boy in South America awaits the return of the bird that he calls "la flauta" for its flute-like song.