In six preposterous tales, Robert McCloskey takes a good look at the face of mid-western America with humorous and affectionate eyes.

The ducklings go for a walk to find a home at the Boston Public Garden pond.

Today is a specidal day for Sal because she gets to go to Buck's Harbour with her dad. But when she wakes up to brush her teeth with her baby sister, she discovers something shocking.... Her tooth is loose!

Burt goes fishing, takes refuge from a storm in a whale's stomach, and decorates a whole school of whales' tails with striped band-aids.

Make way for ducklings: the Mallards look for the perfect spot to raise their young, and find it in the most unlikely place. Bllueberries for Sal: a little girl and little bear on a blueberry-picking trip get mixed up with each other's mothers. Time of wonder: follow two sisters spending a summer in Maine and experience a wonderful variety of natural sights and sounds.

Bear snores on: All winter long, Bear sleeps in his cozy lair. Surprise guests stop by to warm up, brew tea and pop corn while Bear snores on. Waiting for wings: Butterflies bloom as delicately as flowers in this visually magnificent story of beginnings, middles and ends: egss, caterpillars and finally butterflies. Come on, rain!: Tess knows that the only thing that can fix the endless summer heat is a good, soaking rainstorm. When it finally comes,...

Profiles seven artists who have won the Caldecott Medal for their illustrated children's books, from 1942's Robert McCloskey to 2004's Mordicai Gerstein, providing information on their lives, careers, and creation of the winning books.