story and pictures

• Sand Dollar, Sand Dollar. Peter makes a wish on a sand dollar he finds on the beach, thinking he can control the sea.
  • J.B. Lippincott, NY. ISBN 0-397-31891-X. Hardcover.
    • .Ages 4-7.  worldcat.org.
    • Sand Dollar, Sand Dollar is now available in a dual-language Spanish / English hardcover version: ISBN-13: 978-1683041030
    • Sand Dollar, Sand Dollar is now available in dual-language paperback versions in: Spanish / English ISBN-13: 978-1683040002, French / English ISBN-13: 978-1683040095, Portuguese / English ISBN-13: 978-1683040101, Vietnamese / English ISBN-13: 978-1683040118, and Tagalog / English ISBN-13: 978-1683040125, and German / English ISBN-13: 978-1683040699. Bab’l Books, Inc., Boston and Amazon.com. Paperback.
• Giants of Smaller Worlds. After the book came out, an editor from another company called to tell me that they had also published a book about giant insects, but it wasn’t in color and didn’t show the insects in actual sizes, as my book did!
  • Ages 7-10. Dodd, Mead. ISBN 0-396-08143-6. worldcat.org
• The Diviner. Based on a French Canadian folk story my grandmother told me about a shrewd boy who through luck gains the reputation of being a diviner.
  • Ages 5-8. J.B. Lippincott, NY (Harper and Row). ISBN 0-397-31909-6 worldcat.org
• Toasted Bagels. P.C.’s animal friends come to the rescue when his plans for a bagel party go up in smoke. Part of the Break of Day series of beginning readers.
  • Ages 7-9. Coward, McCann. ISBN-10: 0698307518 ISBN-18: 978069307513 Jabberwocky Bookshop worldcat.org
• Henri and the Loup Garou  A father’s journey home is threatened by a mythical beast,who he outsmarts..1982 Notable Children’s Trade Book in Social Studies.
  • Ages 5-8. Pantheon.ISBN 394-84950-7 worldcat.org

illustration: books

• Log Cabin in the Woods by Joanne Landers Henry,.
  • Ages 10-13. Four Winds/Macmillan, re-issued by Guild Press, Emmis Publishing, IN. Scholastic Book Club. .
• How to Survive Third Grade by Laurie Lawlor was available for ten years.
  • “Although there’s no official document to the effect, Ernest is unquestionably the class outcast…. It’s the peer dynamics, the lonely protagonist, and the natural easy-to-read style that works well here.” — Recommended, The Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books
  • Ages 7-9. Albert Whitman.
• Series of three books, Mrs. Peloki’s Snake,.Mrs. Peloki’s Substitute, Mrs. Peloki’s Class Play by Joanne Oppenheim.
  • Ages 4-8. Dodd, Mead.
• Orphan Jeb at the Massacree by Stephen Mooser, co-founder of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.
  • Ages 9-12. Knopf.
• Piskies, Spriggans and Other Magical Beings by Shirley Climo.
  • Ages 8-10. T. Y. Crowell.
• Milllion Dollar Jeans by Ron Roy..
  • Ages 9-12. E.P. Dutton
• Be Kind to Your Dog at Christmas by Barbara Costikyan.
  • Ages 8-11. Pantheon.
• Gus Goes to School by Jane Thayer. was one of the popular Gus the Ghost books.
  • Age 4-6. William Morrow.
• The Day Eli Went Looking for Bear by Michelle Dionetti.
  • Ages 4-7. Addison-Wesley.
• The Story of Things by Kate Morgan.
  • Ages K-3. Walker & Co.
• The Struggle for Freedom: Plays on the American Revolution 1762-1788 by Charles F. Baker III.
  • 142 pages. Cobblestone Publishing
• The Myths and Legends of Mount Olympos by Rosalie and Charles F. Baker III.
  • 96 pages. Cobblestone Publishing.
• Earth Maker’s Lodge: Native American Folklore, Activities and Foods edited by E. Barrie Kavasch, illustrated by myself, Chris Wold Dyrud and Tim Foley.
  • 160 pages. Cobblestone Publishing.

illustration: magazines

Over the years: Cricket, Spider, Ladybug, Faces, Cobblestone, Odyssey, and Cicada.