This collection of children's literature by Newbery Award winning authors includes selections from Lois Lenski, Charles Boardman Hawes and Elizabeth Coatsworth, as well as biographical sketches of each featured author.

Lighthouse Island / Elizabeth Coatsworth -- A day of new beginnings / Lois Lenski -- The wild dog of Caucomgomoc / Charles Boardman Hawes -- Day of work and no cheer / Lois Lenski -- Cattle rustlers / Will James -- The last hunt / Charles Boardman Hawes -- Black wolf / Walter D. Edmonds -- The cat who went to heaven / Elizabeth Coatsworth.