New Releases by Tony Johnston

In this book we learn about the various life cycles that result from the apple tree.

Describes a Mexican family preparing for and celebrating the Day of the Dead.

As the heat of the desert day fades into night, various nocturnal animals, including bats, coyotes, and snakes, venture out to find food.

Sway to the sounds, reach for the colors, dance to the rhythms, and you will find your own Mexico in these poems in both English and Spanish. "Johnston regales the senses with idyllic scenes of streets lined with a rainbow of adobe houses, with the scent of roses growing in coffee cans and lilies in chile jars, and with the sounds of fields of corn shaking quietly in the warm wind. The overall impression is one of sunbaked cheerfulness, warmth, and color ably reinforced by Sierra''s pastel-tinted artwork." --The Horn Book

Contains various articles on early wagons.

Poems in contemplation of an ecological treasure. "When you stand in this place, wild and vast and stark, looking out over the endless and shining skin of the sea, you hear the flutter and roar of Creation, feel the stir of your own beginnings upon the delicate chain of life. Here, you are at the core of the mystery and poetry of Nature." So writes Tony Johnston, who visited the Galapagos Islands in 1995, in her eloquent author''s note. This is her collection of thirty-four lyrical poems starring the wonderful islands and their unique inhabitants -- from the long-horned grasshopper to the rice rat -- and accompanied by naturalistic drawings by Tom Pohrt.

Poor Coyote! What’s he doing, hanging upside down in the farmer’s house, next to a pot of boiling water? How’d he wind up underneath the jicara tree, getting bonked by rock-hard fruit? Who tricked him into whacking a wasps’ nest with a stick? And why is he always howling at the moon? Because of Rabbit, that’s why! Longtime collaborators Tony Johnston and Tomie dePaola look to the folklore of Oaxaca, Mexico, for this nutty, naughty tale of trickery and hijinks. Written with sly humor and illustrated in the vibrant golds, blues, and reds of the Southwest, this is a story with a flavor as distinctive as chile peppers.

This version of the familiar story in which a mistreated step-child finds happiness with the "man" of her dreams is set in the old-growth forest and features Bigfoot characters.

When two best friends compete in a mock rodeo at school, they learn that winning is not everything.

A huge mosquito keeps Zeke and Zelda awake, until Zelda finds a way to quiet the persistent pest.

Quilters and young readers alike will enjoy this tender story about love, family, and finding comfort in a new home. Long ago, a young girl named Abigail put her beloved patchwork quilt in the attic. Generations later, another young girl discovers the quilt and makes it her own, relying on its warmth to help her feel secure in a new home.

A big, bulky, brave bull named Bernardo is infuriated by anything red.

The narrator describes the excitement of having the train pull into the town of Jacksonville, Texas, when he was a boy.

Dom and Tom, the iguana brothers, eat flowers, pretend to be dinosaurs, and discover that they can be best friends.

Follows the adventures of three bicyclists as they ride through the countryside.

An imp, a goblin, a scalawag, and a boy tell each other scary stories.

A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.

Counting as they sing, whales use their mighty voices to pass on to one another the numbers from one to ten.

One of the largest pictorial surveys available contains rare illustrations of jewelry, metalwork, glass ceramics, textiles, architecture, furniture, and other objects. 579 photographs display jewelry by Lalique, Mucha-designed watch, stained glass by Gaudin, interiors by Hohlwein, plus pendants, iron doors, reliefs, flatware, more.

Stealing the young goblins'' magic fan, a badger makes a fortune after using the fan to make a rich girl''s nose grow.

The plight of the environment requires the co-operation of all nations. This book looks at the problems that have to be overcome if workable agreements and solutions are to be reached.

An illustrated collection of twenty-three humorous poems on a variety of subjects.

Four episodes in which Mole makes four wishes, Troll visits Mole, Troll loses a tooth, and night noises scare the pair of friends.

Mole and Troll learn several lessons about friendship in these four stories.

A boy describes all the things he and his beloved teddy bear do and how some love and care can repair an old, worn bear.

Farmer Mack''s attempts to measure his wonderfully fat pig create chaos on his farm.