Books with author Hays Rockwell

Joel Button, a gifted student and athlete, has difficulty adjusting when, in 1960, he becomes the first Black student at Aubrey, a New England prep school

An easy-to-read description of the basic tools found in a toolbox

Introduces the shiny, colorful utensils in a kitchen cupboard, including the tea kettle, omelette pan, and cake mold

On the way home from buying paints at the art store, Mr. Panda determines to paint a picture of all the colorful things in his neighborhood, encouraging readers to name all the items and colors in his creation.

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During a medical check-up a small boy becomes fascinated by the interesting equipment in the doctor's office

Despite all the signs of spring--sprouting ferns, a frog, and flowers--a little girl searches for the robin that means that spring has finally come

A nursery school student describes her teachers and classmates and the indoor and outdoor activities she enjoys there

Relates unusual stories and facts from the history of basketball

Relates unusual stories and facts from football history

The first snowfall of the year means all kinds of fun for a little girl--from watching the snowplow, to building a snowman, to going sledding in the park with her father

A child's first visit to the dentist, reassuringly explained on "big, clean pages that have poster-simple line-and-watercolor depictions of all that fascinating machinery."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books.