Kathi Appelt

Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn, ancient Sugar Man, and his raccoon-brother Swamp Scouts Bingo and J'miah try to save Bayou Tourterelle from feral pigs Clydine and Buzzie, greedy Sunny Boy Beaucoup, and world-class alligator wrestler and would-be land developer Jaeger Stitch.

Max the cat attacks fish, curtains, socks, and strings, but how many things can he actually catch?

Pigs dance the night away when a polka band plays at the annual hootenanny.

A girl celebrates her own individuality, from her freckles to her wiggles.

At an abandoned outdoor movie theater, fifty-five bats perform in a toe-tapping, wing-flapping revue--and await the grand finale.

A busy crow flies around town picking up all kinds of discarded items and uses them to create a beautiful Christmas tree.