G. Brian Karas

This picture book relays the events of two hundred years from the unique perspective of a magnificent oak tree, showing how much the world can transform from a single vantage point. From 1775 to the present day, this framing device lets readers watch as human and animal populations shift and the landscape transitions from country to city. Methods of transportation, communication and energy use progress rapidly while other things hardly seem to change...

Despite the trouble he has at first working on art projects at school, Fred develops into the class artist.

Throughout the seasons the workers at the Village Garage are busy taking care of the town and its residents.

"It's a mad dash for shelter as rain sweeps into an urban neighborhood. Where to go? The subway! It's the perfect place to wait out the wind and weather. Strangers share smiles and umbrellas and take delight in the experience of a city thunderstorm."--

Wondering why their friend Tommy has not come to the barn at his usual time, the animals become alarmed when the dog tells them that he has gone to a place called "Kindergarten."

Bunny and Jack, animal detectives, take a break from playing cards to look for Bernard Bear's missing messenger whistle.

In brief rhyming text, lists all the types of fish the narrator likes.

As a farmer tries to find the correct number of mittens for his various farmyard animals, the reader is introduced to odd and even numbers.

When the rain stops falling and the skies clear up, it's time to put on boots and go outside to play in the puddles.

A poor boy named Jack struggles to deliver a birthday present worthy of the princess.