Books with author Margaret Wild

Arresting and beautiful, this picture book is a shimmering encounter with the Tasmanian tiger, a lament for a lost species, and a compelling evocation of the place of animals in natureCelebrating the Australian landscape, this book interposes arresting text, images of the last known thylacine in a concrete cage, and sweeping color paintings of the animal in its natural environment. Two picture book masters use sparse text and powerful images to confront environmental issues, in a unique, heartbreaking way. Intense, poetic, and beautiful, it will haunt readers.

People can't always tell everything. Sometimes they have to leave things out so that they can recover. Start over. So that people will still be able to love them. Seventeen-year-old Pete Shelton's life revolves around helping his friend Abe McMichael build Riverside, a nature preserve dedicated to the memory of Abe's brother, Paul. Then one summer a troubled runaway shows up―a girl named Nora who claims to be Paul's daughter. All her life, Nora has lived with secrets and lies, never knowing anything about her father. Although enemies at first, Pete and Nora slowly begin to piece together their shadowy pasts . . . and discover that their lives intertwine in a way they never imagined. "A Summer of Silk Moths gives us the bewilderment and wonderment that real growth always brings, in a setting as fresh and tender as a new green leaf."―Kathe Koja, bestselling author of Buddha Boy "A thoughtful, complex and moving story about loss and discovery of identity, love and the ability to change and the restorative powers of nature."―Kirkus Reviews An Honor Book for the 2010 Green Earth Book Awards in the category of Young Adult Fiction.

When he was seven, Charlie Porter never intended to become the world's youngest published author. He just wanted his father to stop crying. So he told him a story about a talking beetle―a dumb little story his mother made up to make him feel better. (That was before she left and feeling "better" became impossible.) But Charlie's story not only made his father stop crying. It made him start planning. The story became a book, and then it became school events and book festivals, and a beetle costume, and a catchphrase―"I was born to write!" Because of the story, Charlie stayed seven until he was ten. And then it all ended. Or it should have. Now Charlie is eighteen, and the beetles still haunt his dreams. The childhood he never really had is about to end . . . but there's still a chance to have a story of his own. Beetle Boy is a novel of a broken family, the long shadow of neglect, and the light of small kindnesses.

On the first day of school ... Alex hopes she will make a friend, Salma wants to learn to write NOW, Stephen is a little bit scared, and Penny is as wriggly as a tadpole. But what is that puppy dog, Josh, up to?A story book for parents to read with young children about to begin school, or for older children to read when they are remembering their first days at school.

A beautiful picture book from the acclaimed partnership of Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks, this is a glorious celebration of family and new lifeMy daddy said, On the day you were born, I wrapped you up warm and took you for a walk to see the world . . .A tender, vibrant celebration of the glories of existence, the world seen afresh on the birth of a new baby. This is a simply delicious book to read aloud with young children.

Woof Woof Woof! Calalou the dog dashes under the house! Pittidy Pittidy Pittidy Pour, was the sound that came from the rooftops as the Rain Goddess hit the floor! Cock-A-Doodle-Doo, What A Musical Day, is a dynamic and fun picture book bursting with onomatopoeia fun! Animals and the weather share a connection that can be vocalized and heard in a beautiful orchestral arrangement. The book invites us to the beautiful Caribbean islands of Trinidad & Tobago to witness one such orchestral arrangement, a concerto, the first rainstorm for the rainy season!