Joan Sandin

Carl Erik journeys with his family from Sweden to America during the famine of 1868.

One winter John Thompson skis across the Sierra Nevada Mountains and creates a path upon which mail and people may travel, thus earning his nickname "Snowshoe Thompson."

Andrew and his family are excited when a photographer comes to take a picture of their dancing bear, but then Bearly can't be found.

Carl Erik, a recent immigrant from Sweden, becomes the man of the house when his father and uncle go to work in a logging camp, and he learns many things about life in Minnesota while attending school, doing his chores, and trying to put meat on the table.

When little piglet gets lost and can't find his way home, a cast of friendly animals quickly come to his aid in this tale with rhyming text and watercolor art.

A female woodchuck awakes from hibernation, finds a mate, raises a family, and when winter comes again returns to her nest to sleep.

Franny and her friends are going on an outing. After a short walk, they find a cozy little place under a tree for a picnic. But Franny has so many friends to keep track of.

A collection of poems about mice, what they eat, where they live, and how they look.

When a rooster begins to take more food for himself, four hens try talking to him about fairness. He reacts by turning into an egotistical barnyard bully, and the hens are worse off than before. Finally, the oldest hen puts her foot down. Full color.