Boy-centric haiku about outdoor fun throughout the seasons, with illustrations by the New York Times bestselling creator Peter Reynolds. The wind and I play tug-of-war with my new kite. The wind is winning. When you're a guy, nature is one big playground-no matter what the season. There are puddles to splash through in the spring, pine trees to climb in the summer, maple seeds to catch in the fall, and icicles to sword fight with in the winter. Nature...

A Coretta Scott King and Printz honor book now in paperback. A Wreath for Emmett Till is "A moving elegy," says The Bulletin. In 1955 people all over the United States knew that Emmett Louis Till was a fourteen-year-old African American boy lynched for supposedly whistling at a white woman in Mississippi. The brutality of his murder, the open-casket funeral held by his mother, Mamie Till Mobley, and the acquittal of the men tried for the crime drew...

A child creates a world of his own which has mountains and sea, a city and ships, all from toy blocks.

This little-known poem by the beloved poet is filled with playful rhymes that are complemented by vibrant watercolors.

Whether it's getting picked last for the team or being able to go on the ride at the amusement park, the highs and lows of being the little guy in the group is captured in this inspirational tale about growing up that demonstrates that good things can come in little packages.

Rhymed text and illustrations present the pranks and misadventures of two very naughty boys.