Barbara Cooney

As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.

A young girl from Brooklyn, New York, enjoys her summer at the beach where she can paint and listen to the wild waves.

Matthais grows from a little boy to a grandfather on a small island off the coast of New England.

A fatherless family, happy in spite of its impoverished condition, is befriended by a very rich gentleman.

Matthais grows from a little boy to a grandfather on a small island off the coast of New England; Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved when young that she would someday travel to faraway places, live by the sea, and accomplish something to make the world more beautiful.

A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.

After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married.

Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war.