Carson Ellis

Readers are invited to imagine the dramatic possibilities to be found in the natural world, even the humblest back garden! With exquisitely-detailed illustration that will appeal to children and art-lovers alike, and a wonderfully playful invented language, we soon find ourselves speaking "Bug" ... Du iz tak? What is that?

When Sal drives a stagecoach alone for the first time to pick up and deliver mail, her mother is afraid she will meet local outlaw Poetic Pete, but Sal not only excels at roping, riding, and shooting, she is also an excellent singer.

Retells the myths about Pandora, Persephone, Orpheus, Pygmalion, Narcissus, and Psyche.

A neighborhood comes together to help a kitten without a home.

Presents an illustrated rendering of the author's winter solstice poem celebrating the year's shortest day and the traditions it has inspired.

A boy sets out to find someone to answer a question that he asks his grandmother, and eventually his quest leads him back home.