Most Popular Books by Jonathan London

It''s time for bed! Not if Froggy has his way! Even after a long day of playing, Froggy''s still not tired. His bath is ready, but first Froggy has to find his boat. And where are his pajamas? And how did his toothbrush get into the cookie jar? Oh, Frrooggyy! Now it''s time to go to sleep, right? But Froggy can''t sleep without a bedtime story! Join Froggy as he hops, flops, and zips from one familiar bedtime ritual to another. Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz

"[A] gracefully narrated, arrestingly illustrated myth originating from the Karuk people" about a coyote who steals fire and shares it with the world ( Publishers Weekly). There was a time when the animals had no way to keep warm in the winter, because the miserly Yellow Jackets kept fire for themselves at their mountaintop home. But wise old Coyote devised a plan to trick the Yellow Jackets and steal a burning ember. As the Yellow Jackets give chase, Coyote passes the ember to Eagle, who then passes it to Mountain Lion, and so on. The animals work together, using their individual strengths and abilities, to get the ember down from the mountain where it is kept inside a willow tree. This delightful retelling of the legend from the Karuk people of Northwestern California is enlivened by beautiful illustrations and includes an afterword by Julian Long, a member of the Karuk tribe.

A rhythmic description of the different ways in which various animals eat, from a frog eating flies to a cat lapping milk.

Froggy tries to find just the right costume for Halloween and although his trick-or-treating does not go as he had planned, he manages to enjoy himself anyway. Children have enjoyed the misadventures of trouble-prone Froggy in more than twenty books. Froggy just never learns—and that''s why we love him! “An enjoyable, light-hearted comedy of errors, cheerfully illustrated with festive Halloween details.” —Booklist “Children will just love this frog, and non-scary Halloween stories are much needed, especially good ones.” —School Library Journal

As he builds a snowbunny, Liplap feels something is missing and wishes his grandmother who recently died was with him.

Off the Pacific coast of Mexico, a baby sperm whale is born, feeds, speaks to her mother in clicks and spends her days diving, spy-hopping, lob-tailing and rolling as she grows and learns the ways of the sea. Exhilarating color illustrations take children on a magical journey into the deep.

A father-son river kayaking trip in the wilderness goes terribly wrong and leaves Aaron hungry, exhausted, and battered from a fall. Can he rescue his gravely injured father before time runs out on them both? Aaron’s latest thrill-packed adventure takes him river kayaking with his dad in the remote Canadian wilderness. The trip tests his confidence, perseverance, patience and survival skills in encounters with bears, moose, and life-threatening accidents. For more of Aaron''s Wilderness adventures, read Desolation Canyon and Bella Bella.

Froggy is excited about his first sleepover, but a series of events sends Froggy and Max back and forth between their houses, until it seems they will never fall asleep.

"Unusual and intelligent...An exemplary introduction to Native American culture with its emphasis on the importance of nature." —Publishers Weekly In Native American legend, the thirteen scales on Old Turtle''s back hold the key to the thirteen cycles of the moon and the changing seasons. These lyrical poems and striking paintings celebrate the wonder of the seasons, from the Northern Cheyenne''s Moon of the Popping Trees to the Big Moon of the Abenaki. "This book instills a spiritual respect for our land and an appreciation for the people who were its first caring guardians." —American Bookseller A Notable Children''s Trade Book in the Language Arts An IRA Teacher''s Choice Book A Notable Children''s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

A young girl trains her husky puppies until her first solo run as a musher.

Hip Cat journeys to the city by the bay to live his dream of being a jazz musician.

Here comes Froggy''s marching band, led by the one and only Frogilina. Froggy and his pals are sure they can win the big prize in the Apple Blossom Parade, even though they haven''t been playing together very long. They just need to remember the rules: Don''t look left. Don''t look right. And DON''T STOP FOR ANYTHING! But when Froggy''s around ,things never go quite as planned...

Text and illustrations describe how various animal mothers cuddle their babies.

When the rain stops falling and the skies clear up, it''s time to put on boots and go outside to play in the puddles.

The author of "Froggy Gets Dressed" and other Froggy tales discusses his life, his daily activities, where he gets his ideas, and how he writes.

A teen and his younger brother fly to Japan to visit a pen pal. At the beginning, the strange food and the foreign customs make the boys very uncomfortable, but when the time comes to leave, they find that they have had a wonderful experience that will be with them forever. Written with humor and verve and beautifully illustrated, the story is full of Japanese words and customs and culture.

Froggy and his little sister Polly want a dog of their own, but Doggy proves harder to train than Froggy anticipated.

A young mustang is separated from its mother when a plane sweeps over the canyon and the horses run from the noise, in a sparsely worded tale that includes an afterword which focuses on the wild mustangs'' remarkable history and their protection by Congress since 1971. Reprint.

A girl and her father encounter loons and other lake creatures during a magical nightime canoe ride.

Little Wolf, pup of Gray Wolf and White Wolf, bounds into the world and through the seasons in this new children’s picture book. Inside the safety of the den, through fields of wildflowers, and in birch shimmering in an autumn moon’s glow, Van Zyle’s paintings depict Little Wolf’s adventures through a variety of perspectives from close-up portraits to sweeping action scenes. Jonathan London’s lyrical prose imparts a wisdom to the text, endearing the reader to the pup and creating a suspenseful read-aloud.