Most Popular Books by Marie Hall Ets

A Caldecott Honor Book Out in a meadow, a little girl just wants to play, but the animals keep running away. Until she sits still by the pond, and they all come back to her. Teaching patience and gentleness this classic story is wonderful for children of all ages.

A young boy whose playmate is the wind and finds its many moods: one that can sail boats, fly kites, blow dirt, and turn umbrellas inside out.

Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.

"Rosa was born in a silk-making village in Lombardy, a major source of north Italian emigration. She first set foot in the United States at the Castle Garden immigrant depot on the tip of Manhattan. Her life in this country was hard, and Ets chronicles it in eloquent detail - Rosa endures a marriage at sixteen to an abusive older man, an unwilling migration to a Missouri mining town, the unassisted birth of a child, and manages to escape from a husband who tried to force her into prostitution.

Mr. Penny cares for a chimpanzee and a bear during the winter and by county fair time in the spring these two circus animals have taught his barnyard pets enough tricks to create a circus of their own.

A cat, a dog, and a mouse live together as enemies with a philosophical cobbler, but they become friends when they work together to rid their home of the cobbler''s fussy sister and her silly talking parrot.

When Mr. Penny and his animal family go to the village fair, the animals'' mischief is almost their downfall until Limpy the horse runs in the race and saves the day.

A little boy mimes the walk of the animals he sees.

A naughty little automobile drives down the road and runs over anything that stands in its way, until it meets a train.

A lonely little Mexican boy gets into too much mischief until he goes to the Children''s Center where he learns to play with other children and to speak English, and ultimately helps to bring his mother home.

When the animals discover that Cow has only grass to serve them at her birthday party everyone leaves--except Horse, Goat, and Lamb who stay at Cow''s party the rest of the summer.

Cherished by generations of readers, this international holiday classic recounts the tale of a Mexican girl''s excitement at the approach of Christmas. Hardcover Spanish-language edition of the 1960 Caldecott Medal winner.

Gilberto descubre que el viento puede ser un compañero de juegos bastante impredecible. Las expresivas ilustraciones captan el juego de luz y movimiento con tonos neutros y blancos brillantes. --Publisher.

Simplified Chinese edition of Play with Me

A young boy and the animals in the forest see which one can perform the best tricks.

The animals join a young boy as he walks through the forest blowing his new horn.

A cat, a dog, and a mouse live together as enemies with a philosophical cobbler, but they become friends when they work together to rid their home of the cobbler''s fussy sister and her silly talking parrot.

In this magical book, Gilbert discovers that the wind can be an unpredictable playmate. Sometimes it helps him to sail his toy boat, catch apples that fall from the trees, and spin his pinwheel. At other times, it keeps him from flying his kite or raking leaves. In the end, he and the wind affirm their special bond. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Gilberto s''amuse dans le vent taquin qui souffle, qui secoue le linge mis à sécher et couche l''herbe de la prairie. Une histoire toute simple, illustrée avec fraîcheur.

一个小男孩,拿着他的新喇叭,戴上纸帽子,走进森林。他遇到了正在梳头的狮子、正在洗澡的象宝宝、吃着蜂蜜和花生的大棕熊、教袋鼠宝宝跳高的袋鼠妈妈和爸爸、病弱的老鹳......

Description: A short selection of correspondence concerning the experience of nineteenth-century migrants to the United States, possibly to aid her work on ''Rosa: The Life of an Italian Immigrant''. Includes information about mining in Missouri, a brief account of a steerage passage, an attorney''s advice on account of a female migrant fleeing her abusive husband, and a sketch of a ''Seventeenth Ward Cottage'' in 1899.

Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.