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  • The Boy Who Dreamed of an Acorn

    Leigh Casler, Shonto Begay

    Hardcover (Philomel, Sept. 28, 1994)
    In a story based on the Native American ritual of the Spirit Quest, three young boys venture up a great mountain, hoping to dream a dream of power, but one youngster dreams only of a tiny acorn.
    M

  • Mrs. Wishy-Washy

    Joy Cowley, Elizabeth Fuller

    Board book (Philomel, May 3, 1999)
    Cow, Pig, and Duck think playing in the mud is great fun, but Mrs. Wishy-Washy thinks otherwise, so she tries to wash them clean and discovers that you can't turn your back on a mud-loving cow, pig, or duck.
    K

  • Philipok

    Leo Tolstoy, Gennady Spirin, Ann Keay Beneduce

    Hardcover (Philomel, Oct. 9, 2000)
    Philipok's mother has told him that he is too young to go to school like his older brother Peter, but one day he sets out on his own, braving wintry winds and a fierce dog to surprise Peter, the other children, and the teacher.
    K

  • Mountain Valor

    Gloria Houston

    Hardcover (Philomel, May 12, 1994)
    While her father and brothers fight in the Civil War, twelve-year-old Valor McAimee defends their North Carolina farm, and when marauding soldiers threaten her mother, Valor takes matters into her own hands.
    W

  • The Girl on the High Diving Horse

    Linda Oatman High, Ted Lewin

    Hardcover (Philomel, April 14, 2003)
    Eight-year-old Ivy Cordelia spends the summer of 1936 in Atlantic City with her photographer father, and dreams of being the girl who perches on a horse as it dives into a tank of water.
    M

  • Drawn from New England: Tasha Tudor, A Portrait in Words and Pictures

    Bethany Tudor

    Hardcover (Philomel, Aug. 16, 1979)
    Captures the life and life-style of the Tudor family and their many pets, and the special memories of Tasha Tudor, who has done many portrayals of the New England rural scene
    R

  • Gwinna

    Barbara Helen Berger

    Hardcover (Philomel, Oct. 23, 1990)
    Having grown a pair of wings and felt the longing for the freedom of the skies, twelve-year-old Gwinna goes to the Mother of the Owls, who sends her on a quest to find the songs of the wind.
    R

  • Seven Paths to Death

    Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

    Hardcover (Philomel, Oct. 16, 2008)
    As one tattooed man after the next are found lying dead around town, Seikei and Judge Ooka figure out that the tattoos on their backs are detailed segments to a treasure map and so now must assemble all seven tattoos to get to the bottom of this murderous mystery.
    Y

  • The Long Patrol

    Brian Jacques

    Hardcover (Philomel, Feb. 23, 1998)
    Barradum! Barradum! Barrabubbitybubbityboom! Tamello De Fformelo Tussock wants more than anything to join the Long Patrol, those staunch and stalwart hare warriors who make their home at the top of Salamandastron Mountain. But Tammo, as he is called, is too young and inexperienced. Or is he? Guided by the nomad squirrel Russa, Tammo makes his way to Redwall, where the Long Patrol has gathered to protect their beloved Abbey from the great rat Rapscallions. And as the mighty rats rear their ugly heads and ancient Redwall warriors fall, young Tammo learns what life, death and honor really mean as a new generation of Redwall heroes comes to the fore to save their home from evil.
    Y

  • The Great Redwall Feast

    Brian Jacques

    Hardcover (Philomel, Aug. 27, 1996)
    Shhh! There's much to be done, but Father Abbot must not know. For the creatures of Redwall - the abbeymice and hares, otters and moles - are planning a surprise feast in their dear Abbot's honor. There is cake to be baked, marchpane to be rolled. Stirring and sifting, smoothing and brewing. But wait. Where's that rascal Bungo? No doubt his sticky paws have found another plum pie. Bungo!Such confusion! Can all these delicacies possibly be finished in time? And how can the Redwallers keep such a grand feast from their Abbot's keen eyes? There must be a way . . .Discover the answer for yourself in this first illustrated story book from acclaimed writer Brian Jacques, author of the enormously successful Redwall series. With charming illustrations by Christopher Denise that capture all the warmth, spirit, and fun of this story, The Great Redwall Feast will bring generations of new fans to the friendly abbey known the world over as Redwall.
    Y

  • Autumn Story

    Jill Barklem

    Hardcover (Philomel, Oct. 31, 1980)
    As autumn arrives in Brambly Hedge, the close-knit community of field mice sets about harvesting the berries and nuts before the rain begins
    M

  • You and Me

    Martine Kindermans

    Hardcover (Philomel, Jan. 19, 2006)
    A mother goose and her child may travel far and wide, but they will always be fine just as long as they are together, in a sweet and simple ode to parenthood that proves the most precious gift in life is family.
    M