Kate Banks

When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences and storytelling.

Alex wants to be a "night worker" like his father who goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed.

Max and his older brother Pete learn about stars, planets, and galaxies when their father takes them to an astronomical observatory.

A boy's ability to spell words with his alphabet soup comes in handy during the magical journey he takes in his mind with a friendly bear.

A boy provides instructions as he searches high and low for an elephant, which the reader can find in the illustrations.

A mother tiger entices her child to sleep by telling of all that can be seen with one's eyes closed.

A baby fox anticipates the time when he can go out alone, but first his parents must teach him the way of the wilderness.

A storm is coming -- a big one. How does a young urban boy prepare? A lovely allegorical story about ecology and caring inspired by the ancient tale of stewardship. While his family readies his townhouse for an approaching storm, boarding up windows and laying in groceries, Noah heads to the back garden, where beetles are burrowing deeper into the bark and mice are stuffing their hole with moss. Quickly and efficiently, Noah sets to work building...

Three eraserheads that live with a boy in the land of pencils, paper, rulers, numbers, letters, and drawings become trapped in one of his pictures while trying to correct mistakes.

Max and his brothers drive to Shapeville and Count Town searching for problems, and are able to use their skills in arithmetic and sleuthing to help get things ready for a rocket launch.