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Byrd Baylor's Books
There are 11 books
1.
The Table Where Rich People Sit
By: Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by: Peter Parnall
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: September 1, 1994
Ages: 7 - 10
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
2.
Desert Voices
By: Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by: Peter Parnall
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: March 31, 1993
Ages: 5 - 8
On the hottest
summer afternoons
when desert creatures
look for shade
and stay close to the earth
and keep their voices low
I sit high on a cactus
and fling
my loud ringing trill
out to the sun...
So sings the Cactus Wren, one...
3.
One Small Blue Bead
By: Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by: Ronald Himler
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 31, 1992
Ages: 7 - 10
A band of men sat huddled in a cave
Where coals of fire glowed warm and red.
Boy lay curled on a bed of leaves
But he sat up when an old man said:
"This thought keeps spinning in my head.
There must be caves just like our...
4.
Amigo
By: Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by: Garth Williams
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: May 12, 1989
Ages: 5 - 8
Francisco is a lonely boy. Amigo is a prairie dog. They both live in the desert, and both want someone to play with. Francisco thinks that he's "taming" Amigo, his pet -- but Amigo knows better.
5.
When Clay Sings
By: Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by: Tom Bahti
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 30, 1987
Ages: 4 - 8
Pieces of broken pots are scattered over the desert hillsides of the Southwest. The Indians there treat them with respect -- "Every piece of clay is a piece of someone's life," they say. And the children try to imagine those...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
6.
I'm in Charge of Celebrations
By: Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by: Peter Parnall
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 30, 1986
Ages: 6 - 9
From the highly acclaimed team of Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnall comes the story of a girl who shares her love for desert life as she tells of treasured experiences like dancing in the wind on Dust Devil Day or sleeping outside...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
7.
The Other Way to Listen
By: Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by: Peter Parnall
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: December 1, 1978
Ages: 6 - 9
When you know "the other way to listen," you can hear wildflower seeds burst open, you can hear the rocks murmuring, and the hills singing, and it seems like the most natural thing in the world.
Of course it takes a lot of...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
8.
The Way to Start a Day
By: Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by: Peter Parnall
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: July 1, 1978
Ages: 4 - 8
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
9.
Hawk, I'm Your Brother
By: Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by: Peter Parnall
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: May 1, 1976
Ages: 4 - 8
A Caldecott Honor Book
An Ala Notable Book
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
10.
The Desert Is Theirs
By: Byrd Baylor
Illustrated by: Peter Parnall
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: September 1, 1975
Ages: 5 - 8
You may think of the desert as a harsh, dry place where no one would ever want to live -- but think again.
The Desert People know. so do the animals. Both love the land, and "share the feeling of being brothers in the desert,...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
