Best Selling Books by Crescent Dragonwagon

Introducing a new voice in vegetarian cooking. Packed with 1,000 recipes that are seductive, sexy, and utterly delicious, Passionate Vegetarian covers all the bases of meatless cooking, from east (Stir Fry of Asparagus with Black Bean-Ginger Sauce), west (Talk of the Town Barbecued Tofu), from the Mediterranean (Swiss Chard with Raisins, Onions & Olives) to the American South (Black-Eyed Pea Ragovt). You'll find lush lasagnas; plump pierogies; bountiful burgers, beans, and breads; pleasing pasta and pies. You'll spoon up soups and stews, and delight in desserts from simple to swoonworthy. Written by longtime vegetarian Crescent Dragonwagon, author of Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread Cookbook, Passionate Vegetarian employs innovative methods (try "Ri-sort-ofs," in which risotto technique is used to create splendid, richly flavored grain dishes built around not just rice but also barley, buckwheat, spelt, and even toasted oats with an array of seasonings) and introduces lesser-known ingredients (get to know and love not just tofu and tempeh but a whole new generation of soyfoods, as well as "Quick Fixes" like instant bean flakes). Opinionated, passionate, and deeply personal, Ms. Dragonwagon's tantalizing headnotes will have readers rushing to the kitchen to start cooking. (Can her over-the-top Garlic Spaghetti really be that good? It is.) Whether you're a committed vegetarian, a dedicated vegan (most recipes offer low-fat and vegan options), or a food-loving omnivore in search of something new and wonderful, this is not just vegetarian cooking--but cooking, period--at its most creative, inspiring, and exuberant.

Gathers recipes for soups that feature chicken, fish, vegetables, and fruits, and includes suggestions for breads, muffins, and salads

The summer night is full of wonderful sounds and scents as Susan falls asleep.

“Cornbread? I LOVE cornbread!” For six years, that’s the response Crescent Dragonwagon got when people asked her what she was writing about. Over time, she came to understand: Not only is hot, just baked cornbread delicious, it evokes—powerfully—the heart, soul, and taste of home. There is an abundance of satisfying cornbreads, as Crescent discovered when she followed the cornbread trail from the Appalachians to the Rockies to the Green Mountains. Traveling to family reunions, potlucks, tortilleras, stone-grinding mills, and the National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee, she heard the stories, tasted the breads, learned the secrets. Join her in this overflowing cornucopia: over 200 irresistible recipes for cornbreads, muffins, fritters, pancakes, and go-withs. Cornbreads from below the Mason-Dixon line (Skillet-Sizzled Buttermilk Cornbread, Truman Capote’s Family’s Alabama Cornbread) meet those from above (Durgin-Park Boston Cornbread, Vermont Maple-Sweetened Cornbread). Southwestern offerings—Chou-Chou’s Dallas Hot Stuff Cornbread, delectable homemade tamales, and tortillas from scratch—meet internationals like India’s Makki Ki Roti. A Thanksgiving with Crescent’s Sweet-Savory Cornbread Dressing is rapturous. Desserts like Very Lemony Gorgeous Cornmeal Pound Cake make any meal exceptional. Along with this, Crescent gives us the greens, the beans, the salads, stews, and soups that accompany cornbread to perfection. And she tells us the stories, too. Enthusiastic and heartfelt, this thoughtful, exuberant love song to America’s favorite breadstuff and all that goes with it will embrace readers and cooks everywhere.

Deep in the woods there used to be a house where a family once lived. Over there was the chimney. Just imagine little toes warming up beside it. And see those daffodils? Someone took special care to plant and tend to them so that every spring they blossomed as brightly as the year before. Both the house and the family are gone now, but if you go to that spot in the woods, you'll find the chimney and the flowers. Then all you have to do is close your eyes and imagine...With Crescent Dragonwagon's poetic text and Jerry Pinkney's rich watercolors, past and present briefly touch in this remarkable book.

My little one, lay down your head.It's time to doze, it's time for bed.You tell me, "I'm not sleepy now.""Just try," I say. You ask me, "How?" In this lyrical animal ABC book, a mother tries to tuck her child in for the night by telling him about all the awake animals that are getting sleepy. From antlered Antelope to zzz-ing Zebra, this alphabet of animals becomes an exquisite celebration of language and nature, just right for lulling even the most wide-awake little ones into a cozy, soothing slumber.

Author Crescent Dragonwagon and Julián Is a Mermaid illustrator Jessica Love pair up in this powerful new edition of a classic picture book that asks a tough question and answers it with humanity, humor, and grace In this beautiful new edition of a timeless picture book classic, a child asks, "Will it be okay?" That bee sting, that thunderstorm, those powerful feelings, losing a loved one. Written by Crescent Dragonwagon, daughter of legendary children’s book author and editor Charlotte Zolotow, and illustrated by the equally inimitable Jessica Love, Will It Be Okay? answers a timeless and universal question with honesty, humanity, beauty, and humor. Will it be okay? Yes—yes, it will.

The day Chrysta Perretti runs away from her crazy parents in Benton, Illinois, she feels she’s angry enough to stay on the road forever. But two years later, when the car she’s in suddenly breaks down in a small Arkansas town, Chrysta's road fever dies too, and something new is born: something tells her that it's possible to start over and she doesn't have to be alone. In Excelsior Springs, Chrysta comes to learn the power of lasting friendships, for it is because of her newfound friends that she just might survive a dark, unexpected, and dangerous new episode in her life. Crescent Dragonwagon and Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Zindel explore what happens when a thirteen-year-old runaway dares to stop running and learns to face the good – and the bad – in herself.

Presents over one hundred recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, entrâees, and desserts that feature beans as the main ingredient.

Banished to the hallway for disrupting the class on the day of a favorite author's visit, best friends Chris and Jeremy write the most outlandish apologies they can think of.

Margaret is crazy about horses until she finally gets a chance to ride one at Country Life Riding Day Camp.

Bat In The Dining Room is a Marshall Cavendish publication.

A poetic invitation to enjoy the year one month at a time, this boisterous picture book features a happy menagerie engaged in a dozen seasonal pleasures: a cat skating on January ice, a mouse making a mess in May, or pigs rejoicing over pies in November. Full color.

Describes how different people react to days of rain and days of hot sun.

Having survived three suicide attempts and treatment in a series of mental hospitals, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth continues to fight for happiness in a life filled with confusion and turbulence.

A young girl imagines what her life would be like if she were the owner of Coconut, a hyacinth macaw she has admired at a pet shop.

Is This A Sack Of Potatoes? is a Marshall Cavendish publication.

Nobody believes Harry's little sister hates him, and even she is confused by the way he treats her.

Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread has brought recipes of delightful sustenance to experienced cooks and novices alike since its original publication thirty years ago. Rejoicing in soups like wicked Gumbo Zeb, Cuban Black Bean Soup, Pumpkin-Tomato Bisque, and Greek Lentil Soup with Spinach and Lemon (the Washington Post's 2020 recipe of the year), this beloved cookbook--born of a legendary country inn in Eureka Springs, Arkansas--joins delicious soups with wonderful, deeply comforting breads like Dairy Hollow House Skillet Sizzled Buttermilk Cornbread and Raisin-Pumpernickel Bread with a Secret. Infused with hospitality, and brimming with good humor, generosity, and a deeply respectful sense of place, Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread invites readers to create a storied table, at home in their kitchens yet as big as the world.

In this story told in cumulative verse, Glenda prepares a delicious meal for Ned which is quickly devoured by several hungry guests.

There's going to be a feast! And everyone is here with food from A to Z! There is Elderberry Elixir from Elephant and Mocha Mousse made by Mouse. By the time Zebra Zips in with his Zaftig Zucchini, there will be enough food to feed a zoo! So come and join the party and don't forget your appetite!

A fresh new edition of a classic picture book by a legendary author and a beloved illustrator, about a girl and her mother, with themes of growing up, dreams, and letting go A girl declares all the things she'll do for her mother when she is all grown up--from climbing mountains and swimming across oceans, to picking the pinkest rose, to building the biggest bridge and a castle for her mother to live in, to taming a wild black horse for her mother to ride--ending with the friend she will bring her mother to keep her company while she travels the world. Originally published in 1964, A Rose, a Bridge, and a Wild Black Horse is a new edition of a beloved picture book by renowned children's book author Charlotte Zolotow, reenvisioned by her daughter, celebrated author Crescent Dragonwagon, and illustrated by award-winning artist Julie Morstad. The book includes an afterword by Crescent Dragonwagon about her mother and this special new edition of their book.

As she contemplates being with someone special, a little girl imagines turning into a fish, a hawk, and a lion.

Written with a sure and gentle touch, this is a moving exploration of the inevitability of death, and of the possibilities of growth and happiness for those who survive the death of a loved one.

Contains correspondence, memoranda, and book manuscripts pertaining to four books: Rainy Day Together (1970); Strawberry Dress Escape (1978); When Light Turns into Night (1975); and Wind Rose (1976).

Shares traditional recipes for soups, salads, appetizers, chicken, fish, vegetarian dishes, pasta, vegetables, cookies, pies, cakes, and desserts

A little girl likes to be alone in the fields and watch the day turn into night.

Katie revels in the solitude of an early-morning walk before the rest of her family wakes.

Rosie speculates about what her life would be like if she ever met her half-sister Diana.