Most Popular Books by Thacher Hurd

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.

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.

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie buy all the proper equipment and go on a camping trip, sleeping and cooking outdoors and fishing in a river.

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

The cat tries to entice the mouse out of his house, and later when he does come out, chases him, but cannot follow him back into his house.

Young Tom Cartwright finds adventure and intrigue as a printer''s apprentice in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1775.

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.

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.

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

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

Saxophone-playing Miles and his Swamp Band find a bevy of sharp-toothed, long-tailed alligators who love to listen to their music. But little do Miles and his band know what the alligators plan for them at the close of their jubilant all-night ball! Inspired by a traditional song, this vibrant picture book is "ebullient, fast-paced, and funny." 1985 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Illustration A Reading Rainbow Featured Selection Children''s Books of 1984 (Library of Congress)