Most Popular Books by Tony Johnston

Young snake Slither McCreep, angry because his brother Joe will not share his toys with him, reacts by breaking them and then feels remorse.

Lorenzo, a cookie-loving parrot who lives in Mexico, gets into lots of trouble trying to help his human family.

As the plum tree changes in the passing seasons so do the lives of a three-generation farm family.

When two best friends compete in a mock rodeo at school, they learn that winning is not everything.

Pa and his family pack up their belongings and undertake the difficult journey to a new life in the West.

The wind blows an apple off a tree, a worm eats a tiny hole in it, a bird pecks at it, and a boy eats it, spitting out the seeds--from which an apple tree grows.

A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.

A young boy is embarrassed by his grandfather''s old Japanese ways, but on one of their Fishing Sundays, he learns to see Grandfather in a new light.

A huge mosquito keeps Zeke and Zelda awake, until Zelda finds a way to quiet the persistent pest.

When his mother is stolen from her tomb, Ramose, a 4000-year-old mummy, tries to find her in the Egyptian desert, aboard an ocean liner, and in New York City''s Metropolitan Museum, with the help of a cranky talking camel and some young American tourists.

A collection of poems depicting life in the country throughout the seasons of the year.

Rhyming text presents the many facets of the behavior and characteristics of cats.

Looking for a soup bone on Halloween, a little old lady finds a hungry skeleton instead.

Consists of an end-paper design, unbound galley proofs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publicity materials and other materials accumulated by Tony Johnston. The materials, which pertain to her work on four children''s picture books, are arranged into two series: books and miscellaneous and personal.

Stealing the young goblins'' magic fan, a badger makes a fortune after using the fan to make a rich girl''s nose grow.

An illustrated collection of twenty-three humorous poems on a variety of subjects.

Lizzie se rend au parc. Elle joue. Elle court. Elle approche d''un chien... et se fige net. "N''aie pas peur de lui" dit le vieux monsieur timide, à propos de son chien. "Est-ce qu''il aboie ?" demande Lizzie, apeurée quand même. En répondant à chacune de ses interrogations, le vieil homme apprivoise les peurs de Lizzie et peut-être les siennes...

Four episodes in which Mole makes four wishes, Troll visits Mole, Troll loses a tooth, and night noises scare the pair of friends.

With the anticipation of making souffles from his very own figs, Gaylord the pastry chef buys what he thinks is a fig tree.

Farmer Mack''s attempts to measure his wonderfully fat pig create chaos on his farm.

A child and a little green parrot spend the day together, sharing seeds, a song, a story, and more.

Two very good friends plan for Mother''s Day, go to the beach, experiment with new shoes, and dig tunnels.

In this adaptation of "The Princess and the Pea," the wealthy daughter of a Texas ranch devises a plan to find a real cowboy among her many suitors.

A 700-year-old woman and an 800-year-old man, both witches, go searching on Halloween night for the pumpkin someone snitched from them.

Presents the further adventures of Odd Job, the boy who will tackle any job, including teaching someone to blow bubbles.

While helping her neighbor assist one of his cows in giving birth, Ramie hears a story of another birth helped by a young person interested in cows.