Sturges, Philemon

A child celebrates his love of planes by naming his favorite kinds and their notable characteristics.

Christmas brings bright sights, glad sounds, rich tastes, and other good things, but the newborn infant brings the greatest joy.

In this version of the traditional tale, the duck, the dog, and the cat refuse to help the Little Red Hen make a pizza but do get to participate when the time comes to eat it.

Discusses different kinds of bridges, from train bridges to fortified castle bridges, and provides an example of each.

Two children catch fireflies on a summer night, putting them one by one into a jar until all ten are caught, and then they let them out to watch all ten fly away.