Cynthia Rylant

When Brownie and her cat go for a spin in her car, neither one is ready for it to end.

A rabbit and a frog zip around town talking to their friends about all the things they love, before cooking up a way to show everyone their gratitude.

Poppleton the pig goes to the beach, solves a dry skin mystery, and learns that friends are the secret to a long life.

An old woman who has outlived all her friends is reluctant to become too attached to the stray dog that visits her each day.

Illustrations and text celebrate the many things--both big and small--that make a place feel like home.

The visit of the traveling Preacher Man to his small North Carolina town gives new impetus to thirteen-year-old Peter's struggle to reconcile his own deeply felt religious belief with the beliefs and non-beliefs of his family and friends.

Poppleton the pig makes a friend, reads a library book about adventure, and helps a sick friend get better.

Relates episodes in the life of eleven-year-old Ellie and her family who live in a coal mining town in West Virginia.

Henry, his parents, and his dog Mudge take a vacation out West, where they enjoy tumbleweeds, desert animals, souvenirs, and the wide open spaces.

Mr. Putter thinks he is too old to celebrate his birthday, but when he remembers some of his past birthdays, he changes his mind.