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I Went to the Bay

Ruth Miller, Martine Gourbault

Paperback (Kids Can Press, Jan. 15, 2000)

When a young boy sets out in search of frogs, he's amazed to find a vibrant, bustling world of wildlife in and around a bay where a loon calls, a turtle buries itself in the sand and a bullfrog goes "harump." The bay provides a day's fascination for the curious little boy -- and a day's fun for some elusive frogs. Pencil crayon illustrations give the book a lighthearted, summery feeling that perfectly suits the simple rhyming text.

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My Father Is in the Navy

Robin McKinley, Martine Gourbault

Hardcover (Greenwillow, April 1, 1992)

A young girl doesn't remember her father, a ship's captain who has been at sea

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Grace and Joe

Maribeth Boelts, Martine Gourbault

Hardcover (Albert Whitman & Co, Sept. 1, 1994)

Despite her three brothers, three sisters, two cats, and four goldfish, Grace, the youngest child in the family, feels lonely, until she develops a special relationship with Joe, the mail carrier.

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Mr. McGratt and the Ornery Cat

Marilyn Helmer, Martine Gourbault

Paperback (Kids Can Press, March 1, 2002)

When a stray cat with ideas of his own adopts Mr. McGratt, Mr. McGratt tries to find the cat another home, but while things never quite work out the way he planned, each time the cat comes back, Mr. McGratt's circumstances have gotten better. Reprint.

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Mr. McGratt and the Ornery Cat

Marilyn Helmer, Martine Gourbault

Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 1999)

Mr. McGratt tries to give away the foul-tempered feline that has moved in, finding that even cat-friendly people can't get along with this grouchy beast, and he gradually learns that the cat has eased his troubles.

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I Went to the Bay

Ruth Miller, Martine Gourbault

Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 1998)

When a young boy sets out in search of frogs, he's amazed to find a vibrant, bustling world of wildlife in and around a bay where a loon calls, a turtle buries itself in the sand and a bullfrog goes "harump." The bay provides a day's fascination for the curious little boy -- and a day's fun for some elusive frogs. Pencil crayon illustrations give the book a lighthearted, summery feeling that perfectly suits the simple rhyming text.