Mordicai Gerstein

Abelardo defies his father's instructions and sets out to free a whale caught in their tangled fishing net.

In this celebration of books and stories, a Caldecott Medalist employs brilliantly unconventional perspective and design as he tells the story of a family who lives in a book. The youngest member is trying to find a story of her own in which she belongs.

Sylvie the cat persuades her boy to go into the darkness very late at night, where they are greeted by the shadows of roses and other flowers, and by nocturnal animals who whisper, "it's almost here."

A white ram waits patiently in the Garden of Eden until the time is right, then runs to save a certain child in fulfillment of God's plan.

In this simple, step-by-step instructional picture book, learn how you too can visit the moon on your bicycle! All you need is a very long garden hose, a very large slingshot, a borrowed spacesuit, and a bicycle . . . and plenty of imagination. With tongue firmly in cheek, Caldecott Medal winner Mordicai Gerstein outlines the steps needed in glorious comic book-style panels and a deadpan voice, leaving nothing out: the food you'll eat, how to deal...

Hermes, the Greek messenger god, tells his story.

When Mr. Portly finds a kitten, he and his wife raise her like a child, but unlike a typical child, Minifred the kitten does not like to follow rules at home or at school.

"Moose, Goose, and Mouse ride a loose caboose on their way to finding a new house"--