The Sphinx at Dawn: Two Stories by Madeleine L'EngleThe bestselling author of A Wrinkle in Time takes a fantastical look at the childhood of Jesus in two allegories set in an Egyptian village. In "Pakko's Camel," Yehoshuah, the poor son of a carpenter, befriends Pakko, the arrogant son of a rich merchant. Yehoshuah cares for of Pakko's camel and shares with him the knowledge of the precious gifts he received from three wise men. But when Yehoshuah's treasures are taken, he quickly learns that all gifts

and even a handy 'Refrigerator Sheet

His work has been shortlisted for a British Design Award

The Ass and His Shadow

Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps passé by the great Charles Perrault (1628-1703) in a translation that retains the charming and unsentimental simplicity that has won Perrault a permanent position in French literature

and The Winter Room--were Newbery Honor books

This version has been completely reset and hand-edited and contains all the original illustrations by Rose Le Quesne

Evelyn HopeRobert Herrick

confronting natural and supernatural terrors

Wood-Warblers (Parulidae) 118 Blue-winged Warbler

She does and rewards us with joy

Nature sounds

house them