Books published by publisher Dial

The birth of Jesus is witnessed by a variety of animals, not just the ox and the lamb, but the spider and the owl, too, all of whom help spread the Good News to the world

Esteban, a merry Spanish tinker, spends All Hallows' Eve in a haunted castle and helps a ghost win his way into heaven.

Three mice who live in a department store are dismayed when they are accidentally shipped in a care package to a ten-year-old boy in a summer camp in Vermont, but after joining in a few of the activities they find that they like camp life

In a wordless story, four kittens share adventures and dangers around the farm while their mother is away hunting food, and they receive help from some unlikely residents. By the Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator of Mirette on the High Wire.

A little boy learns to cope with, and love, his eccentric parents--the way they wave at him from the bus stop, pack him strange lunches, and dress oddly--in a touching tale of a situation to which many children can relate

When their youngest sister becomes Tsar Saltan's bride and subsequently gives birth to an heir, two jealous older sisters plot to do away with mother and child, who survive and prosper in a foreign land until the grown prince longs to meet his father.

Emma Bean, a homemade toy rabbit, joins Molly at birth and shares her trials and triumphs as she grows from infant to little girl

During the daytime, a child's imagination seems to bring the garden gnome to life, but at night, a different magic takes over as he protects the gardens, fends off predators, rescues lost toys, and keeps order.

The animals in the barnyard discuss the New One that is coming and eventually discover that there is a new baby in the house

Forced to marry an ugly frog, the youngest son of the Tsar is astounded to learn that the frog is really the beautiful princess Vasilisa the Wise.

In a chilling tale written by England's poet laureate, young Lucy enlists the help of the boy Hogarth and an Iron Man in order to save the people from the huge, terrifying Iron Woman who rises from the swamp to punish humankind for destroying the environment.

Embarrassed after getting sick in front of his whole class, Felix decides that it is time for some peace and quiet on the Bunny Planet.