Margaret Wise Brown

A little rabbit who wants to run away tells his mother how he will escape, but she is always right behind him; even if he changes into a fish, she will become a fisherman fishing with a carrot.

A little bunny counts and bids goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep.

When Christmas in the barn was first published in 1952, it demonstrated all of Margaret Wise Brown's mastery at skillfully fashioning a truly childlike interpretation of the Nativity story. For this larger, full-color edition, Caldecott Honor artist Diane Goode has created a new tableau of visitors to the barn that will please generations of new readers.

A lonely little fir tree, standing by itself at the edge of the forest, has its life transformed when a father takes it home to serve as a living Christmas tree for his bedridden son. This treasured story by Margaret Wise Brown has been newly illustrated by award-winning artist Jim LaMarche. Warm, glowing paintings complement the gentle text to capture the true heart of Christmas.

Unable to sleep on Christmas Eve, four children creep downstairs to see the tree, their stockings, their wrapped gifts, and to hear the singing of the carolers.

Before going to sleep, a little rabbit says goodnight to many different things.

Invites readers to find characters and objects from familiar nursery rhymes.

Stories and poems about sleepy animals.

Animals, people, and things become quiet and sleep when night comes.

As the sun rises, birds, horses, rabbits, flowers, bugs, and finally children get up to start their day.