New Releases by Janice May Udry

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Four children play in the moonlight before bedtime on a soft summer night.

A rerelease of the Caldecott Medal-winning story features simple, evocative text that describes a cool, moonlit night and a group of children who meet outside to dance in the grass and play tag while the wind blows gently around them.

Explains some of the reasons why trees are nice to have around.

Beautifully illustrates why trees are nice things to have around.

Thump! Plunk! First Thump thumps Plunk. Then Plunk plunks Thump. So Thump thumps Plunk back. Will Thump and Plunk ever stop thumping and plunking each other?

Briefly describes the value of a tree.

En este libro ilustrado para niños, la gente y los animales aprecian el gran valor de los árboles.

Mary Jo has a hard time figuring out a unique thing to share with her classmates.

When Susan disappears for the day, different animals appear in her place and help Susan's mother and father with the household chores.

Four children play in the moonlight before bedtime on a soft summer night.

Full color by Eleanor Mill. In this now classic story about a black family, shy Mary Jo shares her father at Show and Tell.

An argument between two best friends is humorously and satisfyingly resolved.

Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb up its trunk, roll in its leaves, or hang a swing from one of its limbs. Cows and babies can nap in the shade of a tree. Birds can make nests in the branches. A tree is good to have around. A tree is nice.

One day a shy little bear was invited to a party, and helped rescue a kite out of a tree.

Unhappy and ignored at school Robbie fades away but becomes visible when he cries or finds something he can do well.

When she gets her long-wished for puppy, a little girl takes the responsibility of training him; but no matter what she does, that puppy won't sleep at night.

Whether she is greeting two creatures from outer space at the front door or eating stuffed boa constrictor for breakfast, Angie's life is never dull.

Whether she is greeting two creatures from outer space at the front door or eating stuffed boa constrictor for breakfast, Angie's life is never dull.

An Algonkian Indian girl lives in the shadow of her four brothers' achievements until her cultivation of a sunflower garden and an attack on a rattlesnake bring praise from the entire village.

Glenda, the witch, decides she wants to be a school girl but fails to recognize her complete lack of success in the venture.

James used to be my friend. But today he is my enemy. James and John are best friends—or at least they used to be. They shared pretzels, umbrellas, and even chicken pox. Now James always wants to be boss, and John doesn't want to be friends anymore. But when he goes to James' house to tell him so, something unexpected happens.

Henry is afraid of dogs until he really gets to know Alfred. Grades 2-3.