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Books in Viking Kestrel Picture Books series

  • Forget-me-not

    Paul Rogers, Celia Berridge

    Hardcover (Viking Children's Books, April 26, 1984)
    A forgetful lion loses his possessions one by one during a trip to see a friend.
    M
  • Take Time to Relax

    Nancy Carlson

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, March 1, 1991)
    Tina the beaver and her family constantly rush off in different directions, until a storm keeps them snowbound at home.
    K
  • The Night Call

    Jeanne Modessit, Jeanne Modesitt

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Oct. 15, 1989)
    At night when everyone is asleep, Bear and Rabbit hear Starman's message on the wind and go to meet their friends in a secret world hidden beneath a hollow tree.
    R
  • Sam Is My Half-brother

    Lizi Boyd

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, May 1, 1990)
    A young girl, fearful that her newborn half brother will get all the attention, is reassured of her father's love
    F
  • Willy and the Cardboard Boxes

    Lizi Boyd

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, June 1, 1991)
    With the help of his imagination and a lot of empty boxes at his father's office, Willy flies into a colorful world where the boxes become a boat, horse, fire truck, and more.
    I
  • Jess Was the Brave One

    Jean Little, Janet Wilson

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, March 1, 1992)
    Claire's younger sister is always braver when it comes to shots, spooky shadows, tree climbing, fierce dogs, and scary movies, but when bullies take Jess's teddy bear, Claire finds her own way to be brave
    K
  • Anna's Secret Friend

    Yoriko Tsutsui, Akiko Hayashi

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Aug. 1, 1987)
    Lonely and sad after her family moves to a new house near the mountains, Anna is cheered by the arrival of flowers and a letter from an unknown person
    K
  • Nick Butterworth's Book of Nursery Rhymes

    Nick Butterworth

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, March 1, 1991)
    A collection of nursery rhymes includes such pieces as "There was an Old Woman," "Jack be Nimble," "Hickory, Dickory, Dock," and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
    K
  • Mr. Tite's Belongings

    Nick Warburton

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Feb. 1, 1992)
    A man spends all his time trying to protect his belongings, only to discover he is much happier without them.
    H
  • Father Christmas and the Donkey

    Elizabeth Clark, Jan Ormerod

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Oct. 1, 1994)
    On Christmas Eve, a cold and lonely old donkey helps Father Christmas make his rounds
    L
  • Slither, Swoop, Swing

    Alex Ayliffe

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, Jan. 1, 1993)
    Bats swoop, snakes slither, and creatures of all shapes and sizes do what they do best in a parade of animal action that comes alive in an onomato-poetic concept book of animal movement.
    L
  • Anna's Special Present

    Yoriko Tsutsui, Akiko Hayashi

    Hardcover (Viking Juvenile, May 1, 1988)
    This second book in a series of three picture books by Tsutsui and Hayashi being published by Viking Kestrel, tells the story of Anna's sister Katy who is a nuisance, but Anna finds that she misses her and is worried when she is suddenly rushed to hospital.
    K