George Ella Lyon

A child relates some of the wondrous tales told by an old man who once found a falling star and stood at the end of a rainbow.

Children's author and renowned poet George Ella Lyon won the Golden Kite Award. Sonny's House of Spies is a deeply affecting story of a family whose closely guarded secrets are beginning to cause harm. In 1950s Alabama, the Bradshaw children-Sonny, Loretta, and Deaton-are perfecting their spycraft. Ever since Mama kicked Daddy out of the house, 13-year-old Sonny has sensed that someone is watching them, someone unseen. So one Friday, Sonny sneaks...

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal many different--and sometimes silly--items that trucks can haul.

"A mama bird tries to convince a baby bird to leave the nest"--

In rhyming text the reader is introduced to all the different kinds of boats floating on rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds.

Uses rhyme to enumerate and describe natural objects seen while walking through the woods.

After they have an argument, a young girl imagines how she would treat her mother if their roles were reversed.

The author simply describes how she considered various careers as she grew and how she combined them all into her work as a writer.