“cynthia rylant”

Newbery Medalist Rylant's emotional, inquisitive, and often humorous verse follows God as he experiments with human activities such as getting a dog, writing a fan letter, and making spaghetti.A deeply compelling collection of poems about God and our everyday world from a Newbery medalist. Cynthia R... More

Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's unpublished memoirs, Newbery Award-winning author Rylant has imagined what the two missing years from the Little House series were like.For the first time since they left the Big Woods of Wisconsin, the Ingalls family is halted in their westward trek when Pa is forced... More

In this tale of love and war by the Newbery Medalist, John Dante, now an old man, is haunted by memories of enlisting as a 17-year-old to fight in WW II--a decision that forced him to face the horrors of war and changed his life forever.John Dante is seventeen when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, an... More

Newbery medalist Cynthia Rylant returns to her home state of West Virginia with this evocative collection of poems.Cynthia Rylant returns to her home state of West Virginia with this powerful and evocative collection of poems. In a heartbreaking narrative that flows like a novel, we follow Ludie fro... More

From the Newbery Medalist comes a thoughtful, powerful collection of poems about a cat named Boris that explores love, compassion, and the continuous give-and-take of companionship.Boris is a big gray cat who loves sleeping and playing and exploring and hunting. And his owner loves him for all of hi... More

Magic is always the special of the day at the Van Gogh Cafe in this series ofvignettes from Newbery medalist Cynthia Ryland.At the Van Gogh Cafe, "anything" can happen. Clara's dad owns the cafe, and she's seen it all--from food that cooks by itself to poems that foretell the future. This award-winn... More

When May dies suddenly while gardening, Summer assumes she'll never see her beloved aunt again. But then Summer's Uncle Ob claims that May is on her way back--she has sent a sign from the spirit world.Summer isn't sure she believes in the spirit world, but her quirky classmate Cletus Underwood--who ... More

It's springtime, and that means wonderful adventures for Poppleton and his engaging community of friends. In these three stories, Poppleton tries his hand at spring cleaning, riding bikes, and staying up all night in his new tent.... More

Everyone who comes to Martha Jane's Bookshop comes to see Martha Jane. But Martha Jane is not the owner. She's the owner's dog! When the owner has to go to the hospital to get her tonsils out, the whole town begins to fight over the chance to take care of Martha Jane. Rylant is the Newbery-winning a... More

Now in paperback. Even though Tabby tries to keep him warm, Mr. Putter catches a cold in this cozy addition to the Mr. Putter & Tabby series. Full color.Even though Tabby tries to keep him warm, Mr. Putter catches a cold in this cozy addition to the series.... More