Red Rose and Snow White are as different as two sisters can be. Even so, they get along and, together with their mother, make a cozy life in their cottage in the woods.
Then one night, Rose Red answers a knock at the door and finds a huge shaggy bear who gruffly asks for a warm place to sleep! Although alarmed at first, mother and daughters alike are soon charmed by the bear and happily shelter him from winter nights. When spring arrives, the girls sadly watch their friend lumber off. Soon after he disappears, they make a new acquaintance. Was this the little man the bear warned them of before he left?

For all lovers of horses and history, it's the next book in the popular Horse Diaries series. Born in the Arabian Desert in the ninth century, Yatimah is a black Arabian filly whose name means "orphan." She enjoys her life at the oasis, with sheep to tease, other foals to race, and the daughter of her Bedouin owner to take care of her. But when the colt who is her foster brother is stolen in a raid, Yatimah realizes her true birthright. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse's own point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about Arabian horses and Bedouin culture.

For all lovers of horses and history, it's the next book in the popular Horse Diaries series. Born in California at the start of the Great Depression, Risky Chance is a gray thoroughbred who was born to race. Life at the track and being spoiled by his jockey's young daughter, Marie, is all Chance could ask for. He loves nothing more than running fast and winning. But after an accident, Chance discovers a side of horse racing that has little to do with glory.

Long ago, in the days of princesses, castles, and magic spells, there lived a king and his twelve daughters. Although the king locked the twelve princesses in their bedroom each night, ever morning their twelve pairs of dancing shoes were found to be warn quite through, as if they had been danced in all night long! The king proclaimed that anyone who discovered the secret of the worn-out shoes could marry the princess of his choice. This is the enchanting story of how the mystery was finally solved.

This combined edition of the picture books Saints and More Saints presents the stories of remarkable people — martyrs, hermits, miracle workers, scholars, and evangelists — who were the pioneers of the early Church and who spread the Christian faith to the rest of the world. With brief biographical sketches and lush pencil and oil portraits, author and illustrator Ruth Sanderson stokes the flame of our centuries old interest in the faith and lives of these spiritual examples saints who have forever changed the way we look at and live our lives in relationship to God.

Oregon, 1790. Golden Sun is a chestnut snowflake Appaloosa. In summer, he treks through the mountains with his rider, a Nez Perce boy named Little Turtle, as he gathers healing plants. But when Little Turtle's best friend falls ill, Golden Sun discovers his true calling. Here is Golden Sun's story...in his own words.

The Nativity
illustrated by Ruth Sanderson
Eerdmans, 2010
originally published by Little, Brown, 1993
ages 4 to 8, ISBN 978-0802853714

For centuries, the Gospels of Matthew and Luke have brought the story of the birth of Christ to audiences of all ages. From the breathtaking appearance of the angel Gabriel to the arduous journey of the three wise men, from the chilling decree of Herod to the return of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus to Nazareth, this story becomes all the more vivid when paired with the luminous and detailed illustrations of talented artist Ruth Sanderson.

Mama Horses around the world promise to watch over their little ones as the foals frolic and play and eventually fall asleep in this soothing bedtime rhyme by Jane Yolen. Young horse lovers will drift off with Ruth Sanderson's stunning horses in their minds and the promise of their own mother's enduring love in their hearts.

Vienna, Austria, 1938. Maestoso Petra is a world-famous Lipizzaner stallion. He has spent years training to perform the complex airs above the ground that only Lipizzaners can accomplish. But when World War II breaks out in Europe, he learns to think less about performing and more about survival. Here is Maestoso Petra's story...in his own words.