An Egg Is Quiet

By Sylvia Long, Dianna Aston

A Butterfly Is Patient

By Dianna Hutts Aston

A Seed Is Sleepy

By Dianna Hutts Aston

When you were born

By Dianna Hutts Aston

A mother describes the joyful time of her baby's birth and how it was celebrated by family and neighbors.

Loony Little

By Dianna Hutts Aston

In a plot similar to the traditional tale of Chicken Little, Loony Little fears that the polar ice cap is melting and, along with other animals, travels to alert the Polar Bear Queen. Includes note...

An Orange in January

By Dianna Hutts Aston Illustrated By Julie Maren

Plump, juicy oranges are one of the great pleasures of winter—and one that is usually taken for granted. Now here's an eloquent, celebratory picture of how those oranges have found their way...

Dream something big

By Dianna Hutts Aston

In Watts, California, over a period of many years, a man known to all as Uncle Sam spends his free time collecting broken bits of pottery, glass, and other scraps and turning them into a work of art.

Mama Outside Mama Inside

By Dianna Hutts Aston

Two mothers--a human and a bird--prepare for the birth of their babies while living very close to each other.

An egg is quiet

By Dianna Hutts Aston

An Egg is Quiet

By Dianna Hutts Aston