Best Selling Books by Margaret Hodges

A boy''s obsession with drawing cats everywhere gets him trouble, until the felines reward their creator.

An elegant retelling of a gentle, little-known tale honoring the chivalric virtues of service and sacrifice is all the more beautiful for its understated quality. Beautiful watercolor and colored pencil illustrations were inspired by the 16th-century paintings of Hans Holbein. A visual treat.

Retells the segment from Spenser''s The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.

Retells the story of Moses, from his birth and trip in a boat of bulrushes to his bringing of the Ten Commandments down from Mount Sinai.

Traces the lives and accomplishments of the extraordinary Mary Sherwood and her five children who played an important part in bringing great changes in higher education and voting rights for women, opportunities for government service, and awareness of the need to preserve the country''s natural wonders.

Joshua wonders what can be so great about summer camp especially when he is the only new camper in his bunk, has a mean counselor, and does not excel in sports.

On a voyage in the South Seas, an Englishman finds himself shipwrecked in Lilliput, a land of people only six inches high.

There seems no way to save four hundred villagers from imminent and unsuspecting death; then the wise old man high on the mountain knows what he must do.

When a poor Irish peddler follows the instructions given to him by Saint Patrick in a dream, his life is greatly changed. Includes background on Saint Patrick and on the origin of the story.

Charley''s choice of Christmas gifts helps him to find the true spirit of the holiday season.

A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

Relates the story of the man who traveled west planting apple seeds to make the country a better place to live.

A young man rejects his wealthy background to lead a life of poverty and good works, always befriending animals.

Noble Gareth defeats a dreaded knight and wins the hand of a fair maiden.

En ces temps lointains où vivaient en Angleterre des monstres et des géants, un noble chevalier s''était lancé dans une grande aventure. La Reine des Fées l''avait envoyé éprouver sa fougue juvénile contre un ennemi mortel, un dragon hideux et effrayant... L''histoire de saint Georges combattant le dragon est rapportée dans La Légende dorée, écrite par Jacques de Voragine, dominicain du XIIIe siècle. Elle est ici très librement adaptée, avec des accents épiques non dénués d''humour, par Margaret Hodges (1911-2005), bibliothécaire américaine et auteur de plus de 40 livres dont une majorité destinée à la jeunesse. Déjà récompensée pour sa version du Petit Chaperon Rouge parue dans la même collection, Trina Schart Hyman a obtenu la Caldecott Medal 1985 pour cette mise en images qui allie classicisme de la maquette, sens du détail et goût pour le merveilleux. Dans le droit fil de l''heroic fantasy si chère au monde anglo-saxon, elle confirme l''extrême diversité des sources et modes d''expression de l''album pour enfants aux Etats-Unis.