Miss Hickory, a doll abandoned by her young owner, spends a winter alone in a New Hampshire orchard and gradually finds her place through encounters with the creatures of the woods. It is a classic fantasy with vivid natural detail and a quiet sense of resilience.

A little doll left behind learns how to make a home in a winter orchard.

Set over a year in which the Martin family leaves Kansas for a fruit ranch in Colorado, the novel follows Ellen as she adjusts to a new life and gradually grows up with the changing seasons.

A warm portrait of a family building a new life and a girl growing into it with the seasons.

A giant sequoia named Wawona tells the story of its own life, from seed to towering old age, before human threats enter the picture. By weaving in the history of the species, the book quietly contrasts the endurance of nature with human intervention.

Through a sequoia's 5,000-year life, the book reveals the scale of nature and time.

Set in a French village just after World War II, this juvenile adventure follows Johnny as a family trip turns into an unexpected mystery. French language, airplane building, and clues tied to a fugitive spy and a hidden fortune shape a brisk story about a foreign summer and a boy's growing sense of courage.

A summer in postwar France turns into an unexpected adventure for Johnny.

Set at Glastonbury Abbey in the twelfth century, the novel follows Hugh, a boy with a leg disability, as he and his friend Dickon are drawn toward a treasure linked to the Holy Grail legend.

A historical novel that begins at Glastonbury Abbey and brings together Arthurian legend and a boy's adventure.

A fantastical children's novel in which the constellations tend a family's farm, blending rural detail with a quiet, cosmic imagination. Its gentle humor and sense of wonder make the book feel both earthy and celestial.

A quiet and uncanny children's fantasy in which the constellations watch over a farm.