Most Popular Books by Jan Wahl

When his vanity and greed cause him to needlessly kill animals, Corn Grower almost loses his precious life with his wife, Moon-Sun, and their son, Small Ears.

A little witch sitting alone at her spinning wheel hears a knock at her door, but the various body parts that enter are not much company.

After a visit to a museum of natural history, a young girl begins to see dinosaurs everywhere.

Visits the homes of drowsy animals at bedtime.

Great-grandmother cat enthralls her three great-grandkittens with the daring exploits of some of her nine lives.

It''s not easy being a rabbit nowadays. Carrots are hard to find, traffic is dangerous, and big rabbit-chasing dogs are plentiful! Where can a rabbit go to escape the chaos of modern life? For three hassled hares, there''s just one solution--they''re heading to Mars! On Mars there''s no traffic, there are fields of giant carrots, and the dogs are all rabbit-friendly. But is too much of a good thing, just too much?

When a boy and his aunt find that a bigot has written hurtful words on the sidewalk just outside the candy shop owned by "Miz Chu", a new immigrant from Taiwan, they set out to comfort her.

Mother Elephant teaches her child to forage for food, bathe in the water, and play where it is safe.

An old woman waits for the man who would have been her bridegroom if he hadn''t vanished into another dimension.

A wild bear escapes capture and returns to his beloved home in the mountains, where he enjoys dancing to the sounds of nature.

When his owners leave for a birthday party, Cheltenham the cat decides to throw a party of his own and invites all the animals in the neighborhood.

Little Johnny Buttermilk must escape from the witch who keeps trying to steal his pails of milk, until finally he outwits her once and for all.

In this enchanting bedtime tale, a young boy is carried through the magical world of elves. Elves dance through his imagination--riding on crickets and skipping in starlight, spinning on toadstools and sliding on moonbeams. Perfect for bedtime and nap time, this gentle tale will delight readers of all ages.

Humphrey has wonderful adventures with his toy bear after they go to bed at night, just as his father did before him.

Oscar loves looking at the art Great-Granny creates. But his own drawings never look the way he wants them to. So instead of making art, he decides to collect art. Over the years Oscar''s room becomes filled with beautiful paintings and drawings in every style and color. His collection grows and grows and grows until a museum needs to be built to house it all.

Having read and dreamed too many fairy tales, the grocer sets off to live one, but finds the world not at all conducive to his fantasies.

Brooks and Wahl had a special, roller-coaster relationship lasting 20-odd years. Their intense friendship continued by letter and in person. The letters from Brooks reveal much of her inner personality--her insights and anecdotes make fascinating, compelling reading.

On the day before Christmas, Emily waits for the first snowflake to fall.

Little Eight John, as mean as mean there was, persists in disobeying his mother until he finds his mischief backfiring on him.