Books in Viking Kestrel picture books series

Martina, a beautiful cockroach, selects a mouse, Perez, to be her husband

Returning from a fancy party, Daniel O'Rourke falls asleep under the tower of the pooka and dreams he is carried away to strange lands

The author of Glasses (Who Needs 'Em?) introduces young readers to the whimsical world of the happy Hocky family--Baby Hocky; his brother Henry, who chases his sister with a dead spider; and Holly, who awakens her brother with a tuba blast.

Striking graphic illustrations capture the odyssey from night to day and back again, a journey from the city into the country, and the evolution of streams and rivers into oceans, in a series of unusual transformations.

A fresh retelling of Jesus's life based on the Gospels is combined with works of art by masters such as Botticelli, Fra Angelico, and Giotto to provide readers with visual interpretations of the religious icon throughout the ages.

A rhyming visit to a nineteenth-century traveling zoo. Illustrations of wild animals in their native habitats lift up to reveal zoo animals in their cages.

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The artist tells her childhood memories of the bombing of Hiroshima, and the aftermath.

Spanning a child's day from early morning to bedtime, this colorful question-and-answer book explores youngsters' everyday world, from favorite animals, foods, and toys to morning and evening activities.

Cut-Ups Spud and Joe find themselves behind the wheel of a runaway sports car, the much-prized possession of their archenemy, principal Lamar J. Spurgle.

Listed rhyming words and simple illustrations depict how a mother and baby spend the day together delighting in the world and each other.

A little girl explores the mysterious dreamworld where small children play with their big pets, which range from cats and dogs to snakes and crickets