Most Popular 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.

When the unscrupulous Mr. Squink steals the moon from the sky, Jennie the dog comes running to the rescue.

Rosa is hard of hearing and she relies on her parrot, Pico, to repeat things loudly for her, but sometimes Pico takes advantage of Rosa to create mischief.

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.

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

Tired of being teased by his older siblings, Acorn the raccoon decides to run away.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.