Charlotte Zolotow

Thomas realizes being the new kid on the block isn't too lonely after a special night of trick-or-treating.

William's father gives him a basketball and a train but these do not make him want a doll less.

It's a golden, windy autumn day, and a mother a daughter set out walking among the swirling leaves. As they wend their way, they share little adventures--spying a kitten, seeing the trees zigzag with streaks of color, catching some floating milkweed, watching the setting sun color the clouds. Throughout their walk, the girl keeps urging her mother to "say it" with more and more persistence. What could "it" be? From a sterling picture-book team comes...

A mother's words help a little boy imagine the sights and sounds of the seashore, even though he has never seen the ocean.

"A child reminisces about the many joyful and playful moments she used to share with her dear old buddy, who has made a new friend. But although she is sad, she finds the strength to keep her head high and sets out to find a new playmate."--

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.

A little girl describes her dream adventures with her very own horse.

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.

Illustrations accompany couplets describing things that go together naturally, such as "Sand with sea" and especially "you with me."

A young boy shares with his mother his daydreams about the father who left before he was born.