New Release Books by Stephen Gammell

"Rain''s gone! Time to play!" commands the queen. Well, she''s not really a queen—just an ordinary girl who has an extraordinary day. She meets Mudkin, a friendly creature who whips up a robe and crown for her. Away they go to meet Her Majesty''s subjects. Even if the kingdom lasts only until the next rain shower, the crown Mudkin gives her is forever. In his unmistakable style, Caldecott-winning artist Stephen Gammell creates an ode to the most potent of childhood mixtures: mud and imagination.

A brother and sister continually argue during the family''s Sunday drive.

Though Old Man Winter starts off the day feeling grumpy, his mood improves when he is reminded of how special he really is. By the author of Twigboy. ABA''s Pick of the Lists. Reprint.

A hibernating bear wakes up on Christmas Eve and entertains a special visitor.

Having wandered into dangerous Weedland, Twigboy is saved by Rockwell, a rolling rock, and together the two set out to get revenge.

A hibernating bear wakes up on Christmas Eve and entertains a special visitor.

Old Scudder, traveling through the West with his dog Pilgrim, can''t tell where he is until he draws a map and names the places on it.

The adventures of a young boy hired to shepherd a boxcar of farm animals from Kentucky to Canada.

Two ill-tempered artists try to hold a contest to see which of them is more talented.

After their pickle-jar home breaks, Mr. and Mrs. Vinegar find a fortune, but soon trade it away until they are left with nothing.

MacDonald tries farming with exotic circus animals, but has better luck with his neighbor''s cow, horse, and chicken--or does he?

An old woman of the Scottish highlands makes friends with a kelpie, sees the Loch Ness monster, and practices some of her grandmother''s witchcraft.