Helen Plum Library

An imaginary friend waits a long time to be imagined by a child and given a special name, and finally does the unimaginable--he sets out on a quest to find his perfect match in the real world

Presents an assortment of facts about the qualifications and characteristics of U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton

When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it

A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off

Briefly describes the value of a tree

When it begins to look, feel, and smell like snow, everyone prepares for a winter blizzard

Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents

The adventures of Peter, a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than this book. With its universal appeal, the story has become a favorite with millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. -- Publisher description

For sixty years children and parents have shared in the joy and inspiration of Rachel Field and Elizabeth Orton Jones's Prayer for a Child. This new edition commemorates the diamond anniversary of the award-winning modern classic's original publication

A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations