Alvah and Arvilla

by Mary Lyn Ray, Barry Root (Illustrator)

Alvah and Arvilla-and all their farm animals-leave New England behind to see the Pacific Ocean for the first time. “The illustrations of the traveling greenhouse, its open windows and skylights bulging with curious animals, are humorously precarious. An enjoyable journey for all who go along for the ride.”-The Horn Book

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 26, 1994

About the author

Mary Lyn Ray is a conservationist and author of several picture books for children. She was born in Louisiana in 1946 and grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. Ray has lived in New England since 1964, when she first came east to attend college. She currently lives in a 150-year-old farmhouse in South Danbury, New Hampshire, which she restored herself.

Reviews

[Brenda Anweiler · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a beautiful book! Loved the illustrations, and the story was wonderful, I smiled from beginning to end.