Dianna Hutts Aston

Colorful illustrations and simple text describe the many characteristics of butterflies.

In coral reefs, where sea friends play, three mermaids sit on a rock in the bay. Swim along with the mermaids on their lyrical journey as they say goodnight to the marvelous creatures of the open waters. From turtles and manatees to sea bunnies and piglet squid, children and their grown-ups can join as the mermaids sing tender words of praise to families who share a home under the sea.

From the Publisher: In July 1969, the world witnessed an awe-inspiring historical achievement when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. For the young protagonist of this lyrical and hopeful picture book, that landing is something that inspires her to make one giant step toward all of the possibilities that life has to offer. Caldecott Honor-winning painter Jerry Pinkney and the poetic Dianna Hutts Aston create...

In Watts, California, over a period of many years, a man known to all as Uncle Sam spends his free time collecting broken bits of pottery, glass, and other scraps and turning them into a work of art.

An orange begins its life as a blossom where bees feast on the nectar, and reaches the end of its journey, bursting with the seasons inside it, in the hands of a child.