Best Selling Books by Jan Wahl

JAN WAHL grew up in North-West Ohio where as a child he played piano on a radio program called The Kiddies Karnival. Next came the creation of traveling magic and puppet shows and shadowplays. Once he appeared at the Toledo Town Hall with the legendary magician Harry Blackstone. At Cornell University he had the good fortune to take classes with Vladimir Nabokov. In Denmark while on a Fullbright scholarship he was invited by director Carl Theodor Dreyer to be part of the making of the now classic film Ordet. He returned to Denmark to act as scribe to Isak Dinesen (Out of Africa) at the time she was writing her Last Tales. He lived a number of years in Guanajuato, Mexico and resides now in Toledo. His more than 100 books mostly for children have been illustrated by Norman Rockwell, Maurice Sendak, Uri Shulevitz, Edward Gorey, Feodor Rojankovsky and other notable artists and have been anthologized, animated, and set to music. His awards include the Avery Hopwood, Redbook, Ohioana and Parents Magazine awards as well as the Coretta Scott King and Bologna Youth Critics prizes.

La otra tarde salí un rato con papá a dar un paseo y conocí a un dinosaurio al entrar en el museo.

Relates the adventures of a family of teeny tiny witches as they search for a home.

A story about the famous Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr that showcases her scientific achievements and uplifts girls everywhere.

A field mouse finds himself in the Field Museum when the roof of his former home is transported there with the rest of the bones of a dinosaur named Sue.

L''imagination peut nous emmener à la rencontre d''êtres fascinants. N''est-ce pas un brontosaure qui vient de traverser la route ? Avec un petit lexique pour mieux connaître les dinosaures et autres bêtes préhistoriques qui peuplent ce livre.

From a quiet box in a young child''s room erupts a nighttime circus with the dreaming child self-cast as ringmaster.

Sylvester Bear desperately wants to escape his wife''s snoring but soon realizes it is truly music to his ears.

During the summer at his grandparents'' farm, Fritz stumbles across some unusual rabbits.

Unappreciated by his family, Moog, a stone age boy, runs away to see his uncle.

A bunny is given a carrot nose when he displeases the carrot elf by refusing to eat any more carrots.

Dorothy and her faithful friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and Toto journey down to the Emerald City in the magical land called Oz. Features colorful stills from the 1939 motion picture.

Rhymed text and illustrations follow the progress of a group of rabbits on roller skates.

After he is ill with German measles, Jamie learns to cope with his loss of hearing.

Pleasant Fieldmouse devises a plan to bring together his quarrelsome neighbors on St. Valentine''s Day.

Brief captions to illustrations in the style of a photo album introduce the most important events in the life of Abe Lincoln up to the time he grew his beard.

On the first warm day of spring the Pipkins spontaneously go on a camping trip and somehow manage, even though impractical and unorganized, to find their way home through an unexpected snowstorm.

A very ugly but intelligent prince loves a beautiful but very stupid princess. A kind witch advises the pair.

A young boy meets an Indian in his small town in the 1930''s.

Manuscripts, galley proofs, illustrations and mock-ups from the author''s books, correspondence, speeches and memorabilia; located in Rare stacks.

Retells the Old testament story of Joseph and how he came to be sold into slavery by his jealous brothers.

Lorenzo Bear launches a space program for animals by building a moon rocket.

Armed with a slingshot, a stone, and his faith in the Lord, a young shepherd and singer defeats the Philistine giant Goliath.

A little girl goes fishing with her grandfather and although they catch no fish they find a bigger treasure.

James has unusual adventures with a talking giraffe on the way to Aunt Cleopatra''s house.

A Chinese boy''s kite carries him through many unusual adventures in distant lands.

A rooster, with a piercing crow, crows on for years before anyone stops to see what all the noise is about.

Round the year with a mulberry tree.

Inspired by a mysterious stranger, Uillame starts a children''s crusade to stop the wars that have called away their fathers, uncles, and brothers.