David McPhail

David McPhail celebrates ingenuity, creativity, and friendship in this picture book created especially for the newest reader. Boy and Bird can go up to the tree house, but Dog cannot. Boy has an idea. Using a rope and a pot, the boy is able to pull the dog up the tree to a vantage point where the three friends can observe all good things in the world—including Mom bearing a plate of cookies. David McPhail's poignant characters express intelligence,...

A friendly lion escapes from the local zoo and Pig Pig wants to keep him.

Feeling that something is missing in his simple life, Mole acquires a violin and learns to make beautiful, joyful music.

A young girl is frightened by a thunderstorm, but her parents and grandparents help her to feel safe until the thunder passes--even after the lights go out.

A young boy who has trouble reading helps Santa with his yearly rounds and receives a special Christmas present.

Jack and Rick want to play together, but there's a river between them and they will have to work together to bridge it.

On a snowy day, Peter takes his stuffed penguin and throws snowballs, makes a snowman, and comes back inside for hot cocoa.

The friendship between a little boy and his favorite stuffed animal makes each day special, from morning till night.

A raccoon forages for food at night and at dawn returns to its home in a strong, old tree, which safely shelters the raccoon through wild winds and ferocious rain so that it can go out searching for food again.

Budgie grows flowers and Boo grows vegetables, and they are the best of friends.