A stunning new picture book, illustrated by a Caldecott medalist!As a mother and child canoe along the Alaskan Beaufort seacoast, they observe a baby walrus held close to its mother’s spotted chest, sea lions snuggling, and the Northern Lights shimmering above. David Diaz’s powerful, lush illustrations bring to life the majesty of the ocean and skies—and the vulnerability of the ocean’s biggest and smallest inhabitants, from the orca to the puffin. The book ends with the human mother and her sleeping child gliding home for the night. “Good night, Mother Ocean, good night.”

After her mother dies, eleven-year-old Cecelia befriends a new boy at school, but soon realizes that the scruffy youth's home life is the reason for his introspective personality, which is so much like her own.

This heartwarming--and rollicking--story, paying tribute to our troops overseas, follows Sergeant McClaus as he visits some homesick soldiers stationed in the Middle East during Christmas.

Simple rhymes and bold illustration enhance this delightful tale about two children and their exciting day spent playing in the snow. 25,000 first printing.