Most Popular Books by EDITH THACHER HURD

After Catfish has thoroughly irritated the important citizens of Nevermind, he redeems himself by capturing bank robbers.

A simple introduction to the appearance, growth, habits, and behavior of starfish.

Johnny had a bad cold and the medicine he took as well as the dreams he had were terrible.

Rain-day blues Johnny Lion has everything he needs to play outside in the rain--except rubber boots. So he must stay inside and play indoor games. But indoor games aren''t as much fun as splashing in puddles and getting wet. When will Johnny Lion get to go outside?

Simple facts and pictures introduce fourteen familiar American birds.

Miss Mugs comes to stay with Suzie, and washes everything in sight, then finds nothing clean enough for her taste when they go the zoo.

Wilson starts out painting a picture of a beautiful world but keeps adding so many people and cities that soon his world is not fit to live in.

The cat tries to entice the mouse out of his house, and later when he does come out, chases him, but cannot follow him back into his house.

When Carl the cat is left at home while the family goes on a picnic, he goes to sleep and dreams that he is on the picnic and having all kinds of adventures.

Young Tom Cartwright finds adventure and intrigue as a printer''s apprentice in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1775.

Two little gardeners plant a garden in the spring, tend to it all summer, and pick the vegetables when they are ripe.

The various members of a family react to the death of their dog.

Traces the early life of a sea otter, from birth to the moment he realizes he has lost his mother''s protection.

Traces five years in the life of a mother whale as she gives birth to a calf, cares for him, mates, and finally gives birth again.