Lawson, Robert 1892-1957

Rabbit hill by Robert Lawson ( Book )
79 editions published between 1940 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 4,115 libraries worldwide
New folks are coming to live in the Big House. The animals of Rabbit Hill wonder if they will plant a garden and thus be good providers.

Mr. Popper's penguins by Richard Atwater ( Book )
58 editions published between 1938 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 3,904 libraries worldwide
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

The story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf ( Book )
102 editions published between 1936 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 3,731 libraries worldwide
Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.

Adam of the road by Elizabeth Gray Vining ( Book )
30 editions published between 1942 and 2006 in English and held by 3,612 libraries worldwide
In thirteenth-century England an eleven-year-old boy roams the countryside as he searches for his father and his stolen dog.

They were strong and good by Robert Lawson ( Book )
23 editions published between 1940 and 1969 in English and Chinese and held by 3,128 libraries worldwide
Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States.

Ben and me : a new and astonishing life of Benjamin Franklin as written by his good mouse, Amos by Robert Lawson ( Book )
34 editions published between 1939 and 2005 in English and held by 3,019 libraries worldwide
Benjamin Franklin's companion, Amos the mouse, recounts how he was responsible for Franklin's inventions and discoveries.

Mr. Revere and I : being an account of certain episodes in the career of Paul Revere, Esq., as recently revealed by his horse, Scheherazade, late pride of His Royal Majesty's 14th Regiment of Foot by Robert Lawson ( Book )
36 editions published between 1952 and 2010 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 2,665 libraries worldwide
The life of the Revere family and the doings of the Sons of Liberty as told from the point of view of Paul Revere's horse.

The tough winter by Robert Lawson ( Book )
15 editions published between 1954 and 1982 in English and held by 1,504 libraries worldwide
The hard winter that Analdes, the old rabbit, prophesis comes to pass in more ways than one for the dwellers of Rabbit Hill when the "folk" go away and leave a neglectful caretaker with a mean dog in charge.

Wee Gillis by Munro Leaf ( Book )
16 editions published between 1938 and 2006 in English and held by 1,323 libraries worldwide
Wee Gillis couldn't decide whether he wanted to be a Highlander and stalk stags, like his father, or a Lowlander like his mother, and raise long-haired cows.

The great wheel by Robert Lawson ( Book )
14 editions published between 1957 and 2004 in English and held by 1,259 libraries worldwide
Eighteen-year-old Conn leaves Ireland and sails to America, where he helps build the first Ferris wheel for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.