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After the Goat Man

An overweight, sensitive boy gains the insight and strength to overcome his problems through his search for and discovery of a friend's grandfather, known as the Goat Man. (view table of contents)

By Betsy Cromer Byars and Ronald Himler (illustrator)

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9780881032352 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: After two days of playing monopoly, Harold and Ada welcome the excitement of helping Figgy stop his grandfather from shooting the men from the highway department

Allison's Grandfather

Erica admired Allison's grandfather, an ex-cowboy who entertained her at his ranch, and now that he is dying, she must cope with new, disturbing feelings

By Ronald Himler and Linda S. Peavy

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9780684170176 | Atheneum, September 1, 1981, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A young child thinks about her friend's grandfather's death.

Always With You

Product Description: After her mother is killed by an explosion that also destroys her Vietnam village, four-year-old Kim is alone and afraid. Eventually, she is rescued by soldiers who bring her to an orphanage.Surrounded by the love of the couple who run the orphanage, the companionship of the children who live there, and her mother's promise, âI will always be with you,â Kim finds the strength and courage to survive...read more

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Ruth Vander Zee

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9780802852953 | Eerdmans Pub Co, January 14, 2008, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: After her mother is killed by an explosion that also destroys her Vietnam village, four-year-old Kim is alone and afraid.

Animals of the Night

Describes in simple text and illustrations the various animals that are only active at night.

By Merry Banks and Ronald Himler

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9780684190938 | Atheneum, April 1, 1990, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A beautifully illustrated portrait of nocturnal animals follows such nighttime creatures as the raccoon, the armadillo, the coyote, and the opossum as they make their way through the darkness

The Apaches

Describes the history of the Apaches both prior to the arrival of white settlers and their lives after, describing how they once lived and how the influx of Europeans affected their everyday existence in the only land they knew.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Virginia Sneve

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9780823412877 | Holiday House, March 1, 1997, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Describes the social structure, daily life, religion, government relations, and history of the Apache people

Baby

When Mrs. Tracy discovers that the baby growing inside of her does not want to be born, the rest of the family tries to convince Baby to come out

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Fran Manushkin

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Hardcover:

9780060240615 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1972, cover price $9.30 | About this edition: Everyone in the family tries to bribe the new baby into being born, but a kiss from Father finally does it.

The Best Cat in the World

A young boy deals with the loss of his beloved cat Charlie, eventually accepting the arrival of another, very different cat.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Leslea Newman

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Paperback:

9780802852946 | Eerdmans Pub Co, February 28, 2006, cover price $8.00 | About this edition: A young boy deals with the loss of his beloved cat Charlie, eventually accepting the arrival of another, very different cat.

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9780802852526 | Eerdmans Pub Co, February 1, 2004, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A young boy deals with the loss of his beloved cat Charlie, eventually accepting the arrival of another, very different cat.

The Best Town in the World

Presents a nostalgic story about a town where the dogs are smarter, chickens lay prettier eggs, flowers grow taller, and people bake the best chocolate cakes in the world

By Byrd Baylor and Ronald Himler (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780689710865 | Aladdin Paperbacks, October 1, 1986, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A nostalgic view of the best town in the world, where dogs were smarter, chickens laid prettier brown eggs, wildflowers grew taller and thicker, and the people knew how to make the best chocolate cakes and toys in the world.

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9780684180359 | Atheneum, June 1, 1983, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A nostalgic view of the best town in the world, where dogs were smarter, chickens laid prettier brown eggs, wildflowers grew taller and thicker, and the people knew how to make the best chocolate cakes and toys in the world.

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9780606031813 | Demco Media, October 1, 1986, cover price $13.53 | About this edition: A nostalgic view of the best town in the world, where dogs were smarter, chickens laid prettier brown eggs, wildflowers grew taller and thicker, and the people knew how to make the best chocolate cakes and toys in the world.

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9780808579458 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.15 | About this edition: A nostalgic view of the best town in the world, where dogs were smarter, chickens laid prettier brown eggs, wildflowers grew taller and thicker, and the people knew how to make the best chocolate cakes and toys in the world.

The Blizzard

Although a blizzard prevents his cousins from visiting for his birthday, a disappointed Billy ends up having a very special day when his teacher and classmates must stay overnight at his family's house to wait out the snowstorm. Reprint.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Betty Ren Wright

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9780823419814 | Reprint edition (Holiday House, September 15, 2005), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Although a blizzard prevents his cousins from visiting for his birthday, a disappointed Billy ends up having a very special day when his teacher and classmates must stay overnight at his family's house to wait out the snowstorm.

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9780823416561 | Holiday House, August 1, 2003, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Although a blizzard prevents his cousins from visiting for his birthday, a disappointed Billy ends up having a very special day when his teacher and classmates must stay overnight at his family's house to wait out the snowstorm.

A Brand Is Forever

Despite her grandfather's reassurances, Annie worries about the coming branding of her own pet calf, Doodle, and she is determined to stand by Doodle all the way.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Ann Herbert Scott

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9780395601181 | Clarion Books, March 1, 1993, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Despite the fact that Gramp has designed and made a special brand to be her own, Annie is distressed about the upcoming branding of her beloved orphaned calf Doodle

The Bridge

When the old wooden bridge breaks, a young boy is delighted to be able to watch, from his front yard, the many different machines at work building the new bridge across the brook.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Emily Cheney Neville

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Hardcover:

9780060243852 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, September 1, 1988, cover price $13.95 | also contains Twelve Tales: Conker 64 | About this edition: When the old wooden bridge breaks, a young boy is delighted to be able to watch, from his front yard, the many different machines at work building the new bridge across the brook.

Bubblebath!

Two affectionate sisters enjoy getting clean as they share a bubblebath.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Fran Manushkin

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9780060240585 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, April 1, 1974, cover price $7.25 | About this edition: Follows the antics of two little sisters who share a bubble bath

The Buffalo Soldier

Realizing that his future lies in owning land, not just being free, a young man raised as a slave becomes a buffalo soldier--a member of an all-black cavalry regiment formed to protect white settlers from Indians, bandits, and outlaws, and that later fought in the Spanish American War. Includes historical note.Realizing that his future lies in owning land, not just being free, a young man raised as a slave becomes a buffalo soldier--a member of an all-black cavalry regiment formed to protect white settlers from Indians, bandits, and outlaws.

By Sherry Garland and Ronald Himler (illustrator)

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9781589803916 | Pelican Pub Co Inc, October 1, 2006, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Realizing that his future lies in owning land, not just being free, a young man raised as a slave becomes a buffalo soldier--a member of an all-black cavalry regiment formed to protect white settlers from Indians, bandits, and outlaws, and that later fought in the Spanish American War.

Bus Ride

Traveling by herself to visit her grandfather, a young girl meets a friendly old woman who helps her enjoy the bus ride's special sights and experiences

By Ronald Himler and Nancy Jewell

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Hardcover:

9780060228415 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, February 1, 1978, cover price $8.25 | About this edition: A little girl meets a traveling companion on her first solo bus trip.

By the Light of the Captured Moon

The night before school starts, Billy Whee tries to hold onto the fun he and his friends have been having by capturing the last full moon of summer and trying to hide it in his bedroom.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Julian Scheer

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9780823416240 | Holiday House, May 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The night before school starts, Billy tries to hold onto the fun he and his friends have been having by capturing the last full moon of summer and trying to hide it in his bedroom.

The Caged Birds of Phnom Penh

Ary, a young Cambodian girl, saves her money to buy a caged bird from the bird lady on which Ary makes a wish for her poor family's future and then sets free so it will carry her wishes into the open sky.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Frederick Lipp

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9780823415342 | Holiday House, March 1, 2001, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A young Cambodian girl saves her money to buy a bird on which to make a wish for her poor family's future.

The Cherokees

A retelling of the Cherokee creation myth is accompanied by a history of the Cherokee nation and follows the series of broken treaties between the Cherokees and white settlers that eventually resulted in the loss of native land.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

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9780823412143 | Holiday House, March 1, 1996, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A retelling of the Cherokee creation myth is accompanied by a history of the Cherokee nation and follows the series of broken treaties between the Cherokees and white settlers that eventually resulted in the loss of their land

The Cheyennes: A First Americans Book

An insightful study of the lifestyle, traditions, and practices of the Cheyenne tribe examines the great changes their culture suffered due to the introduction of the white man to their land, from the 1825 Friendship Pact to the 1865 Sand Creek massacre.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

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9780823412501 | Holiday House, September 1, 1996, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A study of the lifestyle, traditions, and practices of the Cheyenne examines the great changes that their culture suffered due to the introduction of the white man in their land, from the 1825 Friendship Pact and the 1865 Sand Creek massacre to the present

A Christmas Star

After eagerly waiting to recieve her gifts, one young girl is very disappointed when they are stolen, but when a miracle occurs, she realizes the true meaning of Christmas has nothing to do with presents, in a charming tale set during the Great Depression.

By Linda Oatman High and Ronald Himler (illustrator)

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9780823413010 | Holiday House, September 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A young girl looks forward to receiving mittens and oranges and candy at church on a Christmas Eve during the Depression, and when these special treats are stolen, her spirit sinks

Coyote Dreams

At night coyotes come quietly to the garden wall, bringing with them their desert world of sand, sagebrush, lizards, and rocks

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Susan Nunes

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9780689718045 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, March 1, 1994), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: At night coyotes come quietly to the garden wall, bringing with them their desert world of sand, sagebrush, lizards, and rocks

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9780689313981 | Atheneum, November 1, 1988, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A pack of coyotes invades a suburban garden and transforms it into a nighttime desert landscape, luring a watching child to join the pack and participate in coyote dancing, singing, and tale-telling

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9780606057943 | Demco Media, March 1, 1994, cover price $11.15 | About this edition: At night coyotes come quietly to the garden wall, bringing with them their desert world of sand, sagebrush, lizards, and rocks

Daddy

Every Saturday Windy's father comes to collect her and they play hide-andseek, make chocolate pudding, and just enjoy being together

By Jeannette Franklin Caines and Ronald Himler

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Hardcover:

9780060209230 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1977, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A child of separated parents describes the special activities she shares with her father on Saturdays.

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9780060209247 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1977, cover price $12.89 | About this edition: A child of separated parents describes the special activities she shares with her father on Saturdays.

Dakota Dugout

A woman describes her experiences living with her husband in a sod house on the Dakota prairie

By Ronald Himler (illustrator)

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9781435212084 | Paw Prints, September 30, 2007, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A woman describes her experiences living with her husband in a sod house on the Dakota prairie

Dancing Boy

In this wordless story the world of adults stands still, as a wee naked boy dances through town like a mini-Pied Piper enticing other children to cast off their woes and their clothes.

By Ronald Himler

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9781595720207 | Star Bright Books, July 30, 2005, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: In this wordless story the world of adults stands still, as a wee naked boy dances through town like a mini-Pied Piper enticing other children to cast off their woes and their clothes.

Dancing on the Table

Jenny is not eager to see her grandmother married to Charlie Streeter, who plans on taking Nana away from her--to New York--so she uses her lucky rabbit's foot to make a naughty wish. Reprint. AB. K.

By Ronald Himler (illustrator) and Liza Ketchum Murrow

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9780671738297 | Reprint edition (Minstrel Books, February 1, 1993), cover price $2.99 | About this edition: As Jenny doesn't want her grandmother to get married, she makes two wishes on her lucky rabbit charm to ruin Nana's plans.

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9780823408085 | Holiday House, March 1, 1990, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: As Jenny doesn't want her grandmother to get married, she makes two wishes on her lucky rabbit charm to ruin Nana's plans.

The Day It Rained Forever: A Story of the Johnstown Flood

When a cheaply constructed dam above Johnstown bursts under the onslaught of torrential rains, Christina and her family struggle to escape the floodwater which bears down upon their town.

By Virginia T. Gross and Ronald Himler (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780670835522 | Viking Pr, May 1, 1991, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Christina and her family live below the dam behind Lake Conemaugh, and when the rains come, they watch the waters sweep away the town and head for the city of Johnstown

Paperback:

9780140345674 | Reprint edition (Puffin, July 1, 1993), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A young girl tells the story of the tragic Johnstown flood, when torrential rains caused the Lake Conemaugh dam to rupture

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9780606052269 | Demco Media, July 1, 1993, cover price $13.60 | About this edition: A young girl tells the story of the tragic Johnstown flood, when torrential rains caused the Lake Conemaugh dam to rupture

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