Donald Hall draws on his own childhood memories and gives himself the thing he most wanted but didn't get as a boy: a Christmas at Eagle Pond. It’s the Christmas season of 1940, and twelve-year-old Donnie takes the train to visit his grandparents' place in rural New Hampshire. Once there, he quickly settles into the farm’s routines. In the barn, Gramp milks the cows and entertains his grandson by speaking rhymed pieces, while Donnie’s eyes are drawn to an empty stall that houses a graceful, cobwebby sleigh. Now Model A's speed over the wintry roads, which must be plowed, and the beautiful sleigh has become obsolete. When the church pageant is over, the gifts are exchanged, and the remains of the Christmas feast put away, the air becomes heavy with fine snowflakes—the kind that fall at the start of a big storm—and everyone wonders, how will Donnie get back to his parents on time?

Christmas At Eagle Pond

Literature & Fiction

HALL, DONALD

AZARIAN, Mary

United States

Ecco

One of our most popular titles, the striking woodcuts of this big, bold alphabet book, printed in two colors on beautiful paper, are a felicitous introduction to letters as well as to the charms of simple country life.

Farmer's Alphabet

Children's Books

David R. Godine, Publisher

Bringing the wonders of gardening to life, a charming alphabet book details the many refreshing and rejuvenating qualities of gardens and depicts flowers, vegetables, and trees with beautiful woodcuts. 25,000 first printing.

A Gardener's Alphabet

Early Learning

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Revealing the variety of life underground, the bright comfort of a greenhouse on a winter’s day, or the anticipation of starting seeds indoors in early spring, this striking alphabet book celebrates the simple joys of gardening. Without neglecting the frustrations—the nibbling critters and the toil—or wry, humorous moments spent in the garden. Mary Azarian’s spare words and lovely woodcuts capture the essence of turning a bare plot of ground into fragrant flowers and lush vegetables and trees. Her depictions of insects, manure, and compost piles are as delightful as her fountains, pumpkins, and Queen Anne’s lace. Whether we are young or old, our gardens both exhaust and renew us. They are our source of magic and wonder and perhaps our best way to live closer to the land and to the rhythm of the seasons.

Arts, Music & Photography

Clarion Books

A Farmer's Alphabet

Before she became a Caldecott medalist, Mary Azarian was a teacher in one of Vermont s last one-room schoolhouses. In the late 1970s, the state board of education commissioned her to create a farmer s alphabet, a series of bold red-and-black woodcut prints featuring the 26 letters, A to Z, and depicting scenes from Vermont life. Now gathered in book form, printed in two colors on beautiful paper, these striking woodcuts give us a child s-eye view of rural New England from Apple, Barn, and Cow to aX, Yawn, and Zinnia a homey, large-as-life world that readers of every age will want to inhabit. No M for McDonalds in Azarian's world: only Maple Sugar. One of our most popular titles, the striking woodcuts of this big, bold alphabet book, printed in two colors on beautiful paper, are a felicitous introduction to letters as well as to the charms of simple country life.

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

Created by a teacher and artist, an alphabet book of woodcuts featuring activities and objects associated with New England farm life, from Apple, Barn, Cow through aX, Yawn, Zinnia.

The medieval English ballad of John Barleycorn, who after being ploughed under the ground grows up again in the spring to be harvested and ultimately turned into homebrewed ale.

The tale of John Barleycorn, or, From barley to beer: A traditional English ballad

D.R. Godine

Robust and meticulous woodcuts illustrate the traditional ballad of life, death, and transformation

The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley to Beer

Geography & Cultures

David R Godine Pub

* MOONBEAM GOLD AWARD * * GROWING GOOD KIDS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, AMERICAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND NATIONAL MASTER JUNIOR GARDENER PROGRAM * Milk doesn't just appear in your refrigerator, nor do apples grow in the bowl on the kitchen counter.
Before we eat, many people must work very hard―planting grain, catching fish, tending animals, and filling crates. In this book, vibrantly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Mary Azarian, readers find out what must happen before food can get to our table to nourish our bodies and spirits.
Fountas &amp; Pinnell Level L Color Woodcuts

Before We Eat: From Farm to Table

Brisson, Pat

Science, Nature & How It Works

Tilbury House, Publishers

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Christmas At Eagle Pond

Farmer's Alphabet

A Gardener's Alphabet

A Gardener's Alphabet

A Farmer's Alphabet

A Farmer's Alphabet

The tale of John Barleycorn, or, From barley to beer: A traditional English ballad

The Tale of John Barleycorn: Or from Barley to Beer

A Farmer's Alphabet

Before We Eat: From Farm to Table