Best Selling Books by Loretta Krupinski

Nationally recognized maritime artist Loretta Krupinski''s meticulously rendered oil paintings show fascinating details of Maine''s waterfront towns in their heyday, when fishing, quarrying, and the cargo trade were the backbone of the coastal economy. Historic photographs and text about how Maine people made their living 70 to 150 years ago round out this rich and varied portrayal of a past way of life.

Noted marine and children''s-book artist Loretta Krupinski found that she had to relearn many of her gardening skills when she moved from Connecticut to coastal Maine. A practical gardener, she kept notebooks of what she learned. Her garden journal, with its superb watercolor illustrations, both instructs and delights.

When a settler''s young daughter learns that soldiers will force the Nez Perce off the nearby land, she uses a doll to warn her Indian friend of the impending danger.

"Look, my dear, we have our very own Christmas tree," said Mr. Mouse. "And, the very biggest!" said Mrs. Mouse. Hundreds of people looked back up at the tree, while the mice watched the skaters below. They were country mice. The tree was their home. Now they found themselves in the heart of New York City, Rockefeller Center. When Mr. And Mrs. Mouse''s tree is chosen to be the very special Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, the two little country mice find themselves in the bustling world of great big New York City. There they experience all of the wonder of their lively new home, go ice-skating at Rockefeller Center, window-shopping at FAO Schwarz, eat pretzels and chestnuts, hitch a ride on a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park-- they do it all! And then they receive the most precious gift of all--a family.

When a gale wind drives the pirate ship Daisy upriver, Captain Oliver and his first mate, Rosie, decide to settle in the small village of Mousam and live as farmers. They soon discover that learning how to grow grain is easy compared to trying to make friends, especially with their pirate reputations. Then a sudden storm comes up, and the captain''s talent for sailing and his uncanny ability to predict the weather help to uncover the greatest treasure of all for both the captain and the villagers of Mousam. Loretta Krupinski''s wonderfully satisfying picture book about community, self-reliance, and friendship is rich with detailed gouache paintings that also illustrate the weather sayings woven throughout.

Anna builds a dog of snow, which the Frost King admires and takes away with him, but when Anna''s love and faith eventually reunite her with Snow Dog, they each get their fondest wish.

When the Queen of All You Can See discovers she has mice in her castle she employs the infamous feline, Max the Magnificent, to hunt them down. But the mice are smarter and braver than they''re given credit for, and they have no intention of scurrying quite so easily. They intend to chase Max from the castle instead-they just have to figure out how. With the help of an ancient legend, the mice find themselves on the chase of their life.

A collection of facts and fiction about the woods.

Poems, pictures, and explanatory text depict the landscape, climate, and special qualities of New England.

Twelve-year-old Benjamin Slocum keeps his own journal as he travels with his family from Boston to Honolulu in the clipper ship Sea Tiger.

Une balade en voilier joliment illustré.