Joe Cepeda

Liesel Moak Skorpen

Four children, a cat, and a dog move to a tree, a raft, a cave, and finally the seashore, enjoying each new dwelling until they discover its drawbacks.

We Were Tired of Living in a House

"We were tired of living in a house. So we packed a bag with sweaters and socks and scarves and mittens and woolen caps. And we moved into a tree." So begins this whimsical story of four small children, a dog and a cat who decided they were tired of living in a house. They try a tree, a pond, a cave and the seashore, but in each place something unusual happens to make them move on to the next place, and finally home. Each appealing moment and every small detail are captured in the original 1969 illustrations by Doris Burn.

No matter what the little boy does to disguise the small bear he finds looking in his bedroom window one night, it still looks like a bear, and must be returned to its mother bear in the forest.

Outside My Window

The mean man, who shared his chicken pox but never his jelly beans, deserved his score of mean children who made him live unhappily ever after.

Liesel Moak Skorpen

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