Most Popular Books by Thacher Hurd

An introduction to the migration, mating, and seashore life of the brown and white sandpiper.

Wilson''s painting of the world gets so cluttered with people and machines, he has to begin again. Grades 2-4.

Mr. Charlie likes eggs so much that he wants to raise chickens, but first he must build them a proper home.

After Catfish has thoroughly irritated the important citizens of Nevermind, he redeems himself by capturing bank robbers.

When young Joe tries to catch a fox for a pet he gets a lion instead and must learn that neither is the right pet for him and that he cannot find the right one until he learns no pet likes to be kept in a box.

Two little gardeners plant a garden in the spring, tend to it all summer, and pick the vegetables when they are ripe.

When Carl the cat is left at home while the family goes on a picnic, he goes to sleep and dreams that he is on the picnic and having all kinds of adventures.

They’re wild! They’re irrepressible! And they’re very, very bad! These gleefully naughty frogs are certain to tickle the inner imp in reader and listener alike. Calling all frog fans! Follow Thacher Hurd’s crew of 170 funny, funky BAD frogs as they slurp, burp, skateboard, parachute, and PLAY their way through the bright, action-packed pages of this rollicking book. A hoot to read aloud, this spirited romp will have kids reciting its froggy words and poring over the details in its froggy artwork from morning till midnight. Celebrate life! BAD FROGS FOREVER!

Disappointed that his friends seem to have forgotten his birthday, Little Mouse goes skiing by himself.

Cars honk, beep, stop, go, zoom, crash, and get repaired.

Describes a year in the life of a mother deer from the birth of her fawns to her mating again and the birth of another set of fawns.

Describes the yearly cycle of a mother screech owl as she hatches her eggs, raises her young, and mates again.

Describes the relationship of a mother and baby chimpanzee.

Traces five years in the life of a mother whale as she gives birth to a calf, cares for him, mates, and finally gives birth again.

Describes the dependent relationship of a joey to his mother until he grows old enough to leave her and join a kangaroo mob of his own.

As night falls, everyone and everything quiets down.

The various members of a family react to the death of their dog.

Joe is surprised to see a live dinosaur when he digs a hole with his backhoe.

A lonely cat meets a new friend in a traffic jam.

Wilkie starts out painting a picture of a beautiful worl world but keeps adding so many people and cities that soon his world is not fit to live in.

Hobo Dog''s train trip to the land of better junkyards is interrupted when he runs into Bad Cat.