Shoulders, Michael

Tours a backyard construction site with bouncy poems for each letter.

Contains alphabetically arranged descriptions of different types of American homes.

Stephen, an accomplished bugler in the town band, joins the Union effort in the Civil War and endures trial after trial, from battle to Confederate prison and the shipwreck of the steamboat Sultana, and through luck and fortitude, Stephen survives.

Simple text and photographs introduce cicadas, discussing their physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and more.

Simple text and photographs introduce katydids, discussing their physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and more.

Nightly, the members of a bear family that values books and reading share a personally inscribed book and a cookie with Baby Bear to celebrate milestones and memorable days in his life. Includes a recipe for honey oatmeal cookies.

A rhyming alphabet that names people, places, and things from Arkansas's history, culture, and natural world and provides background information on each one.

An illustrated alphabet book that celebrates the many attractions of the state of Tennessee.

When each family member reads a book to the new baby bear, they each hope that their name will be the baby's first words, but at a family celebration everyone is happily surprised.

Each letter of the alphabet is represented by some historical, geographical, or cultural fact about Mississippi, accompanied by objects to find in the illustrations.