Life is beautiful, ever changing, sometimes not easy, but always worth waking up in the morning to see what might happen.

The visit of the traveling Preacher Man to his small North Carolina town gives new impetus to thirteen-year-old Peter's struggle to reconcile his own deeply felt religious belief with the beliefs and non-beliefs of his family and friends.

Tells the story of the Meadows family and the life they lead in the quiet country town of Blue Hill, Virginia

Reminiscences of the pleasures of life in the mountains as a child

An old woman who has outlived all her friends is reluctant to become too attached to the stray dog that visits her each day. An old woman discovers an abandoned puppy that she is afraid to name--or to even love. This moving story features Gary Larson-esque "(The Far Side)" visuals that will appeal to adults as well as kids. How does an old woman who has outlived all her friends keep from being lonely? By naming the things in her life she knows she...

Undecided souls who have died while they are not quite ready to go to heaven find themselves in the halfway place known as the Heavenly Village

Text and illustrations describe the sights and sounds of nighttime in the country

In pictures and rhyming text, this verse reassures the reader that life's familiar things, such as stars that shine and sleeping kittens, will continue as they always have. Shining stars, flowers that bloom, love . . . the constants of a beautiful world are celebrated in this comforting book. Graced by Cynthia Rylant's lyrical words and Tiphanie Beeke's luminous art, this gentle, life-affirming book reassures us all that, even in uncertain times,...

Henry and his dog Mudge tangle with a grumpy goose when they visit a farm

"Children, animals, and natural life react to a coming rainstorm that will nourish them all"--