Books like Mapping Sam
By Joyce Hesselberth
For the kid who loves poring over maps, floor plans, and anything with a legend, this is a bedtime story and a map book at once. Quiet, nocturnal, and curious, with a hush that suits the last read of the day.
A curious cat named Sneakers explores the seaside for the first time, meeting a mischievous crab, playful shrimp, and a shell that echoes with the sound of the ocean.
A wide-eyed owl wakes up early and can't get back to sleep, so he explores the daytime forest for the first time, watching butterflies, wolf pups, and his very first rainbow.
A boy named Rudy longs to fly more than anything, so he adopts a wild hawk, hoping their bond will somehow let him join it in the sky.
A cunning fox slips out into the moonlit New England countryside on a cold night, prowling farms and fields on the hunt for a meal, set to the words of an old folk song.
Two kids leave their paved, noisy neighborhood on an adventure through woods and fields, searching for wildness — and discovering it lives in bark, storms, flowers, and fruit, not just far away.
A collection of poems follows a pond through the seasons, from spring thaw to autumn chill, giving voice to water boatmen, painted turtles, diving beetles, and duckweed along the way.
A child imagines an entire day as a horse — galloping through familiar settings, wondering if they'd fit in their clothes, and whether a little sister would get a ride.
A quiet walk through woods, pasture, and pond becomes a chance to spot birds, insects, and other hidden creatures as die-cut flaps fold out to reveal what's really there.
A drowsy kitten chases a mouse right through a framed poster on the wall, tumbling into a chase across famous artworks and through history — and then must find his way back home.
A nonfiction tour of twelve animals — from ladybugs to lungfish to desert hedgehogs — that survive summer's heat and dry spells by sleeping through them, and why each one does it.
An alphabet journey where each letter unfolds into a densely packed illustration, from Armored Armadillos Avoiding an Angry Alligator to Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards, hiding dozens of matching objects to hunt for.
