Best Selling Books by Anna Grossnickle Hines

A child and his dog climb under the covers with Mommy and Daddy when the thunder begins to boom outside.

This work encourages imaginative and independent play inspiring toddlers not only to love trucks, but to become them, too. A young boy imagines himself to be different types of trucks as he plays in the sand.

The sunshine provides opportunities to feel its glow, make a shadow, and spray a rainbow.

Molly is making a dandelion wish when she decides that the moon will make a wish with her, and as a result the wishes of all her family members come true.

Young readers can play along with a little mouse who puts herself into everyone else''s shoes in this interactive pop-up book that includes five gatefolds. Full-color illustrations.

A boy tells his baby sister all the things he will show her as she grows, from snow and bouncing high to making faces and blowing out candles.

Beth still remembers the daddy who went away, although her younger sibling does not, but both of them accept Gary and call him Papa.

The rain provides opportunities to feel it fall, hear it patter, and mix a mud pie.

Rich, luminous fabrics. Eleven miles of thread. An uncountable number of stitches. Clear, sparkling words. With these ingredients Anna Grossnickle Hines celebrates the lights that brighten the darkest season of our year. In poems and quilts she captures each heartening glow and flicker, from the moon and aurora borealis to the holiday lights of Santa Lucia, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Chinese New Year to one lone candle and a hidden flashlight in the deep, dark night.

Taking inspiration from the magic that is winter, spring, summer, and fall, and stitching together varied forms of poetry (including haiku), the poet presents her vision of nature''s year-round drama. Full-color photos of quilts made by the author. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Sudden rain almost spoils a wonderful picnic that Buddy and his mother have prepared.