Most Popular Books by Alice Dalgliesh

A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain, but with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he completes his errand.

Remembering her mother''s words, an eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the wilderness and to stay with the Indians when her father must go back to bring the rest of the family. Ready-for-Chapters.

In this festive Caldecott Honor–winning picture book, Alice Dalgiesh brings to life the origin of the Thanksgiving holiday for readers of all ages. Giles, Constance and Damaris Hopkins are all passengers aboard the crowded Mayflower, journeying to the New World to start a new life. Things get a little more cramped when their baby brother Oceanus is born during the passage. However, when they arrive, there are even worse challenges to face as the Pilgrims are subjected to hunger, cold, and sickness that put their small colony in great danger. With the help of the Native Americans though, they might just be able to survive their first year in this strange land—and have a November harvest to celebrate for generations!

Originally published: New York: Scribner, c1956.

With the special silver pencil her father had given her, a girl from Trinidad writes the stories that begin her career as an author.

Sarah and her father leave their family to build a home in wilderness of colonial America. The Newbery Honor book is available in this summer reading program edition.

Twenty-one stories from many lands in which enchantment plays a central role.

One hundred years of travel in America.

When Little Ann''s mother can no longer keep the china shop, Captain Enos gives Ann a tiny cottage at Sandy Cove, and "Roundabout" becomes their new home. Ann finds new friends and pets, including Peter the runt pig, and a mischievous tame crow who almost causes Ann to lose the cottage.

A story about John Newbery and two children who come to his book store in eighteenth century London.

Events in the life of Columbus, the Admiral, including his efforts to obtain ships and money to sail to the West, his first voyage, and his discovery of the New World.

Spanish translation.