Books with author Margaret Williamson

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey.Michael loves to make things up, and when he and his dad go for a walk, they can't believe what they see. Islands. Giants. Even mermaids...A brand-new full colour Early Reader edition of this favourite story, with charming illustrations by Jenny Williams, illustrator of the beautiful and classic picture book, A LION IN THE MEADOW.

Special Kindle Edition: The Velveteen Rabbit (Fully Illustrated) + Annotated Biography of Margaret Williams Bianco Product Description:This book is written with wonders and miracles through a child’s point of view. It talks about a young boy receiving a toy rabbit as a Christmas gift. Initially, the young boy dismisses the gift but later becomes very fond of the rabbit, so much so that it becomes real to the child. Then when the boy got sick with scarlet fever, his family decided to burn the rabbit to keep the illness from spreading. However, a fairy turns the rabbit into a real animal and he becomes alive. This story became so popular that the story has been told again and again via audio, video and film.Amazon.com Review:A stuffed toy rabbit (with real thread whiskers) comes to life in Margery Williams's timeless tale of the transformative power of love. Given as a Christmas gift to a young boy, the Velveteen Rabbit lives in the nursery with all of the other toys, waiting for the day when the Boy (as he is called) will choose him as a playmate. In time, the shy Rabbit befriends the tattered Skin Horse, the wisest resident of the nursery, who reveals the goal of all nursery toys: to be made "real" through the love of a human. "'Real isn't how you are made,' said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.'" This sentimental classic--perfect for any child who's ever thought that maybe, just maybe, his or her toys have feelings--has been charming children since its first publication in 1922. (A great read-aloud for all ages, but children ages 8 and up can read it on their own.)From Publishers Weekly:Quiet, graceful illustrations accentuate the classic tale's nostalgic tone. Ages 6-10.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.From School Library Journal:PreSchool-Grade 2-Fancher's adaptation of Margery Williams's classic story sings with the magic of the original, while offering a shorter, more accessible version for modern children. The oil paintings have a luminous quality, the rich colors playing with dark and light to produce a timeless feel, perfectly complementing the text. The details of the boy's room, his toys, his Nana-all exist in an enchanted place somewhere between the past and the present. At last librarians have something to give parents who want to share the story of the toy that became real with their children, but are dismayed to find the original tale longer than they had remembered. An ideal adaptation of an old favorite.Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Maryland School for the Deaf, ColumbiaCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.Review:Celebrate the Easter season with The Velveteen Rabbit, one of the most beloved of bunnies, as he celebrates his 75th anniversary! This special edition, complete with the original story and artwork as they appeared in 1922, remains a timeless classic in children's literature with over 1.5 million copies in print. Ever since its first publication, this wondrous tale of the velveteen rabbit has delighted readers of all ages with its story of wisdom and love. Few other children's books so beautifully capture the spiritual meaning of Easter as does this simple tale of transformation and redemption through a child's unwavering love.

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.

Quetzal plans a big surprise for the dragons and the children to work on. He tells everyone ways they can help, but no one remembers what he says! The results are comical, and, with good humor, Quetzal asks the gang to listen again more carefully and to remember. This time it all goes smoothly and everyone ends up with a beautiful new Listening Garden.

In preparing the Life of Robert E. Lee for school use, I have been imi3elled by a knowledge of the importance of the task and the value of such a book to children. There are exceptionally good reasons for employing it as a supplementary reader, especially at this time. First, there is an urgent need of interesting our young ieople in history at an early age. From observation, I have found that the minds of children who study history exjiand more rapidl than those who are restricted to stories in readers. While teachers are engaged in instructing pupils how to read, why should they not, at the same time, fix in the pupils minds the names and deeds of our great men, and thereby lay the foundation for sound historical knowledge and genuine patriotism? Second, no other great American presents quite such a picture of moral grandeur as Lee. In the absolute purity of his life and the unselfish nobility of his aims, he stands preeminent among the heroes of our land. Place this picture before the little ones and you cannot fail to make them look upward to the noblest ideals. The book is intended for supplementary reading in the third grade. In preparing it, I have referred especially to Fitzhugh Lee s Life of Lee and to Rev. J. Wm. Jones s Personal Reminiscences of R. E. Lee although all the important works bearing on Lee have been more or less consulted. In the revision of the original iai General Alexander s Military Memoirs of a Confederate has been followed to a considerable extent. Mary L. Williamson. New Market, Va.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Car