Charlotte Zolotow

Mr. Rabbit helps a little girl find a colorful present for her mother's birthday.

After moving, Thomas is reluctant to make new friends until he experiences a special night of trick-or-treating.

Offers children's poems about the seasons, including such topics as spring flowers, Halloween, and the first snowfall of the year.

Although his elegant neighbors do not appreciate his efforts, a kind old man transforms his rundown house and nurtures a small neglected pine tree, making them the best on the street.

A mother explains to her son that in nature an end is also a beginning as day gives way to night, winter ends and spring begins, and, after it stops falling, rain makes clouds for other storms.

Depicts a summer storm from the first clap of thunder to the final rainbow.

A little girl delights her brother with a series of promises about all the wonderful things she'll do to make him happy as they both grow up.

A little girl and her mother observe the passage of the seasons as they celebrate the year's holidays, beginning with Christmas and ending after Thanksgiving with a birthday wish that the cycle begin all over again.

Sally describes a loving and lovable old lady in her neighborhood who grows flowers, waves to children when they pass her house, and bakes cookies for them at Christmas.