Ted Rand

A family makes their annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree at the end of town with apples, tangerines, popcorn and other food so the forest animals can have a Christmas dinner

After following her nine toys in a parade through the house, Hattie explains why each of them needs to sleep with her in her bed

In 1914, because her family cannot afford a train ticket to her grandmother's town, May gets mailed and rides the mail car on the train to see her grandmother

While buying the ingredients for her first cake--a surprise for her mother's birthday--Sarah shares secrets with the friendly neighborhood shopkeepeers, especially with the Singers, who have blue numbers on their arms

A poem about numbers and their characteristics is accompanied by anamorphic, or distorted, drawings which can be restored to normal by viewing them from a particular angle

A young boy with muscular dystrophy tells how he is teamed up with a dog trained to do things for him that he can't do for himself

Salty the dog helps his master build a sailboat

When Jezebel's Papa goes to war, she finds a special place in the woods to do battle with her own fears

A grandfather and his blind grandson, Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses, reminisce about the young boy's birth, his first horse, and an exciting horse race

Young Kathleen loves visiting her grandfather at his faraway home each summer to sings songs and play games, but when he becomes very forgetful and comes to live with her and her parents, she can still share special times with him