Dog Heaven
by Cynthia Rylant
from Blue Sky Press
A comforting and smile-inducing poetic text speculates on the place where all good dogs go, describing Dog Heaven as a wonderful location filled with countless ham biscuits, good meals, lots of petting, and endless stretches of fields to run in.
The Relatives Came
by Cynthia Rylant
from Aladdin
In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars.
When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer.
Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan
by Cynthia Rylant
from Aladdin
In Henry and Mudge's nineteenth adventure, Henry sees a sign about a snowman contest in the park. Can Henry, his father, and his big dog Mudge come up with the best snowman plan to win the contest?
From teh earliest stages of sounding out words to the excitement of reading a whole book without help, Ready-To-Read books open up a world of possibilities to children at four different levels:
- PRE-LEVEL1: RECOGNIZING WORDS
- LEVEL 1: STARTING TO READ
- LEVEL 2: READING TOGETHER
- LEVEL 3: READING ALONE
Christmas In The Country (Scholastic Bookshelf)
by Cynthia Rylant
from Scholastic Paperbacks
The Old Woman Who Named Things
by Cynthia Rylant
from Voyager Books
How does an old woman who has outlived all her friends keep from being lonely? By naming the things in her life she knows she will never outlive--like her house, Franklin, and her bed, Roxanne. When a shy brown puppy appears at her front gate, the old woman won’t name it, because it might not outlive her. Tender watercolors capture the charm of this heartwarming story of an old woman who doesn’t know she’s lonely until she meets a plucky puppy who needs a name--and someone to love.
Night in the Country
by Cynthia Rylant
from Aladdin
There is no night so dark, so black as night in the country. And while the people dream of daytime things, the nighttime world awakens. Owls swoop, a rabbit patters, and in the yard an apple falls -- pump! -- from the tree.
Listen. Go to the window. Across the field a light glows. Who else is up so late? Who else watches and hears the sights and sounds of night in the country -- the many stirrings of silence, the many colors of the dark?
Lyrical text and velvety pictures present a very different kind of nighttime: a mysterious, moving night that will lull small children to sleep.
Henry and Mudge and the Funny Lunch Level 2 Reader (Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read)
by Cynthia Rylant
from Aladdin
Every year Henry and his dad (with help from Mudge, of course) make Henry's mother a funny lunch for Mother's Day. Shopping for their juicy, crunchy surprise is fun, and preparing it is even more fun. But sharing it with Henry's mother is the most fun of all!
Henry and Mudge and a Very Merry Christmas (Henry and Mudge Ready-to-Read)
by Cynthia Rylant
from Aladdin
Christmas at Henry and Mudge's house means cookies and carols and presents, and the whole family gathering for a delicious breakfast (with lots of food falling on the floor for Mudge). It may just be the best Christmas ever -- but Henry's favorite present is the big, lovable dog he's had all along.
When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading Rainbow Books)
by Cynthia Rylant
from Puffin
"An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty-hued scenes and in the poetic text."--Association for Childhood Education International. Caldecott Honor Book. Full-color illustrations.
Cat Heaven
from Blue Sky Press
A simply versed companion to Dog Heaven features bold, folk-art illustrations and profiles the special place where all good cats can find an endless supply of catnip, tuna, and warm laps."
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