New Releases by Alvin Tresselt

"The smallest elephant in the world leaves the jungle to find a home where he feels he belongs"--

By Caldecott Medal winners Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin, The Frog in the Well is the charming tale of a brave frog who beats his fears and explores the world Once upon a time there was a frog who lived at the bottom of a well. The well was the frog’s whole world, until the day the well ran dry and the bugs began to disappear. What was happening to the world, the frog wondered, and what could he do? The hungry frog decided he must hop to the top of the well to see what he could of the end of the world. Conquering his fear, he peered out, and what did he see? Trees, flowers, meadows, marshes, and all kinds of end-of-the-world creatures! Entranced, the little frog ventured forth to find out more about the world outside his own. Based on a classic Chinese fable, and written and illustrated by the Caldecott-winning Alvin Tresselt and Roger Duvoisin, The Frog in the Well is a charming tale of one brave frog and his journey into wisdom.

Tresselt''s classic story of The Dead Tree is given new life in this gloriously reillustrated volume. The role of an oak tree in the cycle of nature is revealed as an ancient tree, even as it dies and returns to the earth, provides nourishment for new life all around it. "Impressionistic illustrations beautifully reflect an evocative text." -- Kirkus Reviews.

Deep in the woods on the coldest day of winter a little boy drops his mitten. And that lost mitten stretches and stretches -- and stretches -- to provide shelter for many woodland creatures. A Ukrainian folk tale.

A young rabbit is born, grows up with her brothers and sisters, is caught by a farmer and kept in a pen by his little boy, and finally escapes to return to the free life of the other wild rabbits.

When the first flakes fell from the grey sky, the postman and the farmer and the policeman and his wife scurried about doing all the practical things grownups do when a snowstorm comes. But the children laughed and danced, and caught the lacy snowflakes on thier tongues. All the wonder and delight a child feels in a snowfall is caught in the pages of this book -- the frost ferns on the window sill, the snow man in the yard and the mystery and magic of a new white world. Roger Duvoisin''s pictures in soft blue half-tones with briliant splashes of yellow and red emphasize the gaiety and humor as well as the poetic quality of the text.

In a Cape Cod seaside village, the children romp and play throughout a heavy fog with strange and mysterious effects.

Suggests vivid intangible souvenirs one carries away from such places and experiences as a beach, a parade, the woods, a snow-covered hill, and a county fair.

Traces the life cycle of an oak tree and describes the animals that depend on it for shelter and food.

Yearning to see some of the world they have heard the birds talk about, the leaves fall into the water and become fish.

In this cumulative story it takes a while to find someone who will search for baby mouse.

When the farm is abandoned, Bonnie Bess''s usefulness as a weathervane horse is almost ended.

Woodcutter receives a generous reward for an accidental kindness to a family of mice. Kindergarten - Grade 3.

The fox kept catching larger and larger prey in his bag until he was outfoxed by the hunter. A story in play form for seven characters.

The magical miniature scene in a candy egg delights the several toys which take a peek inside, but only the little girl for whom the egg is an Easter gift can see the entire wonderful picture.

A fog takes over a small village for three days.

Here are some provocative answers to the questions most children ask that add new dimensions to their world.

Pictures and text introduce animals of the woods.

Tells of how a big city wakes up.