Dianna Hutts Aston

"Fans will rejoice at the first sight of A Nest Is Noisy," promises School Library Journal, and they're right. From the award-winning creators of An Egg Is Quiet, A Seed Is Sleepy, A Butterfly Is Patient, A Rock Is Lively, and A Beetle Is Shy comes this gorgeous and informative look at the fascinating world of nests, from those of tiny bee hummingbirds to those of orangutans high in the rainforest canopy. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, this...

Colorful illustrations and simple text describe the many characteristics of butterflies.

Introduces readers to rocks and minerals, describing how they are created, what they can be used for, and their different forms and types.

From the Publisher: In July 1969, the world witnessed an awe-inspiring historical achievement when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. For the young protagonist of this lyrical and hopeful picture book, that landing is something that inspires her to make one giant step toward all of the possibilities that life has to offer. Caldecott Honor-winning painter Jerry Pinkney and the poetic Dianna Hutts Aston create...

Read about some mamas of the animal world and discover that they are not so different from humans.

In a plot similar to the traditional tale of Chicken Little, Loony Little fears that the polar icecap is melting and, along with other animals, travels to alert the Polar Bear Queen.

A mother describes the joyful time of her baby's birth and how it was celebrated by family and neighbors.

An orange begins its life as a blossom where bees feast on the nectar, and reaches the end of its journey, bursting with the seasons inside it, in the hands of a child.