It’s the little things that can turn a bad day into a better one. One morning, Sherman’s bad mood takes the form of a literal rain cloud, soaking him and making his mood—and the weather—worse. An unex
Maria loves tea parties and dancing and wearing her hair in pigtails, but more than anything in the world…Maria loves churros.She’ll do anything to get her hands on more of them, even enter a bullfigh
With suspense and humor, this wary and unadventurous book uses the five senses to try and figure out what kind of story might be on its pages.Does it hear spooky wails from a ghost story?Can it see a
“Tomorrow, my future will be decided by my dead gran’s finger bones. It’s how my whole life has been determined—with bones and blood and snapping flames.”On the day of Saskia’s kenning—a special bone
“Mom, if a frog follows me home, can I keep it?”One summer day, a boy ventures into his backyard on a mission to find the perfect pet. When he asks to keep the animals that happened to “follow” him ho
Nova has a big appetite for stars, so when she decides to gobble up Earth’s Sun, panic erupts around the globe. Earth needs its Sun to survive! How will it get it back from Nova? One bright little gir
On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law r
