Garth Williams

Ma and the girls follow Pa west by train where they make their home at a rough railroad camp and plan for their own homestead.

Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.

Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and oats crops, Mary goes to college, and Laura gets into trouble at school, but becomes a certified school teacher.

A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring Indians, build a well, and fight a prairie fire.

A severe blizzard isolates the Dakota town in which Laura and Mary live. A desperate need for food sends Almanzo and another boy on a dangerous trip across the prairie. In May the snow melted and brought the Ingalls' Christmas barrel and the gayest celebration ever.

No one has illustrated animals with as much warmth, humor, and realism as Garth Williams. This classicfull of piglets, kittens, calves, and bunnies is one of his best. Simple, humorous text identifies each fuzzy, furry, or feathery farm animal capering about the farm. This longtime favorite has been reissued for a new generation of kids, who will pet the animals on each page over and over again!

An old tramp, adopted by three fatherless children when their mother hides them under a bridge on the Seine, finds a home for mother and children and a job for himself.

A hungry mouse and a lonely kitten become friends and seek adventure and fortune together in the streets and subways of New York City.

Nostalgic for his country home, Chester Cricket braves the busy city streets in search of a tree and finds a new friend in the process.