Mary Lyn Ray

As winter melts into spring, the frozen earth turns into magnificent mud.

Explores the ways thankfulness can find expression throughout the day.

Large, small, or as big as a mountain--somewhere there is a rock waiting for every single person.

Rosie, a little dog, is afraid of nothing except thunder and during one very bad storm, she discovers that the boy who she lives with is frightened, too.

Mr. Barnes goes on a train trip and enjoys all the sights and sounds of the ride.

For every aspiring young author out there, this story of a lucky author (and, of course, her dog!) offers both answers and inspiration! Ever wonder what it's like to be an author?Does she write in a quiet corner somewhere? Or someplace loud and busy? Does she have ideas forty times a day? Or does she sometimes get stuck? And how does her dog make her lucky?New York Times bestselling author Mary Lyn Ray, together with illustrations from Steven Henry...

As a child, Elva asks for a violin so that she can make beautiful music but many years pass before her dream can come true.

A child describes all the things there are to do on a rainy day.