Bill Martin

Numbers from one to one hundred climb to the top of an apple tree in this rhyming chant.

Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them.

A grandfather and his blind grandson, Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses, reminisce about the young boy's birth, his first horse, and an exciting horse race.

A group of mice venture into a dark, dark woods where they find a dark brown house with a dark red stair leading past other dark colors to a spooky surprise.

Walking down a dark lonely road on an errand one night, a brother and sister argue over who is afraid of the dreaded Ghost-Eye tree.

Unable to sleep on the night of a full moon, a young boy follows the sound of music across the fields and finds an unusual barn dance in progress.

Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them.

An illustrated collection of poems for children, featuring the writings of a wide variety of poets, selected as favorites by Bill Martin, Jr.

Presents four stories that combine learning with fun, including the title work, an alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree.