Books with author Hazel Hutchins Wilson

Of noble blood, but unluckily born in time os constant strife and change in the tiny island kingdom of Hawaii...Many times in her troubled life Liliuokalani had to hold her head high with queenly pride, as she watched the power of the throne being slowly and inexorably sapped by self-interested men. The proud and pathetic figure of Queen Liliuokalani is the focal point in this absorbing, authenticated story of the last years of the Kingdom of Hawaii and its transition into territorial status.

In this sequel to TJ and the Cats, TJ and his best friend Seymour are back, joined by a classmate Amanda. TJ does not believe in ghosts, so when he agrees to create a haunted house in his own home as a fundraiser, he does not anticipate problems, at least not until it turns out that a ghost may inhabit the spare room in his century-old house. The ghost, real or imagined, leads TJ to some fascinating family history. TJ finds a way to bring that history alive for his family. The kittens, offspring of two of the cats from the first book, lead the way.

Originally published in 1955 by noted children’s author Hazel Wilson, this book, set in the 1820s, tells the story of young Brad Porter who, when his father’s return from Boston to collect Brad’s mother and sisters is delayed due to sickness, is left to care for their new wilderness home in Maine. Close to starvation when his food is eaten by a bear in the woods, Brad finds himself depending on Chief Keneowa, his son Sabattis and the rest of the Penobscot tribe for survival. Developing a warm relationship into brotherhood with the Indians over the weeks that follow, Brad is faced with the difficult decision of which life he wants to leave from now on when his family eventually does return...

"How long is a second?" "A second is a hiccup--the time it takes to kiss your mom, or jump a rope, or turn around." The newest book by acclaimed picture-book creators Hazel Hutchins and Kady McDonald Denton explains units of time in imaginative terms children can understand: A second lasts as long as a hiccup; a week is seven sleeps; and a year is the time it takes to grown into new shoes! Any parent who's been asked, "How long is a minute?" or any kid who's wondered, "What does 'an hour' mean?" will enjoy this smart, simple, and surprising book.

TJ may not like cats, but that doesn't stop a taxi from showing up at his door bearing his grandmother's four felines. Killer, Cleo, Kink and Maximillian the Emperor -- Max for short -- invade TJ's life and replace dinosaurs as the topic for his school project. His friend and partner for the project, Seymour, is deeply disappointed; the cats in his drawings all come out looking prehistoric. The animals' presence in TJ's house leads to a series of adventures, one involving the police and another involving a mass escape. TJ and the Cats is the first of four books in a series.

TJ Barnes is back, playing with his crazy cats, T-Rex and Alaska, helping out in his parents' hardware store and goofing around with his best friend, Seymour. When Seymour announces that he has signed them both up for a football team, TJ fears the worst. Neither of them is huge or mean or able to tackle, catch, throw, run or kick a ball down a field, but Seymour is determined to be a star. With the help of a stack of library books, TJ starts to understand the game but it takes more than a few books to figure out what's wrong with his best friend.