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When I Was King

by Ashman, Linda & McPhail, David

Before you came, I owned the throne. They trembled at my slightest moan. I was the star, the prize, the king. . . . But you have ruined everything. Welcoming n...

Big Brown Bear's Birthday Surprise

by McPhail, David & O'Connor, John Joseph

An excited Bear mistakenly believes that Rat has given him a boat for his birthday.

Water Boy

by McPhail, David

Fascinated by the fact that humans are made mostly of water, a boy develops an unusual relationship with it once he stops being afraid.

When Sheep Sleep

by Numeroff, Laura Joffe & McPhail, David

Rhyming text suggests other options when one tries to count sheep but discovers that they are all asleep.

Little Horse on His Own

by Byars, Betsy Cromer & McPhail, David

Little Horse confronts lightning, fire, and dangerous animals in his effort to return home to his mother and the valley of the little horses.

My Little Brother

by McPhail, David

A boy describes all the things that he does not like about having a younger brother--and the things he does like.

A Pot o' Gold

A Treasury of Irish Stories, Poetry, Folklore, and (of Course) Blarney

by Krull, Kathleen & McPhail, David

A collection of stories, folklore, poetry, and songs from Ireland.

Piggy's Pancake Parlor

by McPhail, David

Piggy and Fox open a restaurant where they serve the delicious pancakes that Piggy makes by adding a secret ingredient.

Drawing Lessons from a Bear

by McPhail, David

A bear explains how he became an artist, first experimenting with simple drawings, then continuing to draw both things around him and things in his imagination...

Big brown bear

by McPhail, David

A big brown bear turns blue while painting when a little bear playing with her baseball bat accidentally knocks him off his ladder.