Books with author Leslie Tryon

Albert the school carpenter has been assigned a task that seems virtually impossible! He has to build an alphabet for the walking path on the school playground. All twenty-six letters! And by three o'clock! How is he ever going to finish on time? Does he even have enough materials? Luckily, Albert is one clever carpenter. He not only finishes on time, he builds what could be the most ingenious alphabet ever!

Someone has stolen eighteen pumpkins from Patsy Pig's Pleasant Valley Pumpkin Patch! Chief Detective Albert and his pals (see below) are hot on the trail of the Pumpkin Thief -- but they need your help, or there may be no jack-o'-lanterns this Halloween! Follow along as theygo from clue to clue until they finally apprehend a surprising suspect -- and learn how much they didn't see along the way! Illustrated in the same captivating style that has made Albert and his friends beloved by so many readers, Leslie Tryon takes the Pleasant Valley gang on a new adventure as they try to unravel the spookiest Halloween mystery ever!

It is Christmastime in Pleasant Valley, and who better than Albert to usher in the season? The familiar Pleasant Valley crew returns for another fun-filled adventure, as Albert lets them in on a big secret. During his travels, Santa has to make pit stops, and Albert's team is on call for the job. The clock is ticking down to Christmas and there's so much to be done! The reindeer need feeding, Santa's sleeve needs mending, and the sleigh's windshield needs squeegeeing before they're down to five seconds, and all systems are go. Leslie Tryon has scored another hit, with race-speed rhymes and vibrant illustrations that conjure up all the excitement of the holiday season. Join Albert and his friends in this winning countdown to Christmas.

It's time for the great Thanksgiving feast in Pleasant Valley, and there's so much to be done! There are hats and Indian headbands to be made, as well as decorations of dried cornstalks and bright-colored leaves. But who will make the new harvest table and the cross-legged turkeys? And what about the vegetables? These must be harvested if there's going to be a feast, but everyone has forgotten about them! Luckily, Albert the duck hasn't forgotten. He'll make sure this is the best Thanksgiving feast since 1621!

Albert, the indomitable, hardworking, dedicated duck who has appeared in seven previous books by Leslie Tryon, has been a busy duck indeed. He has built an alphabet for the school playground (Albert's Alphabet), directed the school play (Albert's Play), organized a school field trip (Albert's Field Trip), and coached the Pleasant Valley baseball team (Albert's Ballgame). He has helped with the big Thanksgiving celebration (Albert's Thanksgiving), gathered the kids together to meet a special visitor on Christmas Eve (Albert's Christmas), and solved the mystery of the missing pumpkins (Albert's Halloween). And now it's time for Albert to be celebrated in return. It's his birthday, and Patsy Pig has organized his surprise party as only she can, right down to the last detail. But will the one detail she forgets ruin the whole affair? Once again Leslie Tryon brings us Albert and the Pleasant Valley gang in a story full of warmth and humor, accompanied by her marvelously detailed artwork.