W is for Webster: Noah Webster and His American Dictionary, by Tracey E. Fernand illustrated by Boris Kulikov, is a picture book biography of the man who created the first dictionary of American words (which, he believed, were much different than British words). It started as a collection of words unique to the new country and developed into what became a comprehensive dictionary still popular today. Mr. Webster sounded like a rather quirky person. :-)

There are flowers to be found, even on a walk in the city and the little girl in the red coat gathers many of them. Find out what she does with them in this charming wordless book: Sidewalk Flowers, by Jon Arno Lawson and Sydney Smith. Worth several viewings!

Here's a sweet little book about a service long gone ... milk delivered to your door, by horse and cart! Tony, by Ed Galing and illustrated by Erin E. Stead nearly brought tears to my eyes. (I do remember milk coming to our door, but it was with a small truck, sadly, not a horse).

Reading Hermit With Dog