Houndsley likes canoeing and his friend Catina likes bicycling, but each has to help the other learn to enjoy these activities in order to do them together.
A gentle story about the importance of taking time to relax finds Houndsley enjoying the quiet time brought about by a snow storm while his friend Catina frets about her plans being ruined for the day
Andy Shane hates school, mainly because of a tattletale know-it-all named Dolores Starbuckle, but Granny Webb, who has taken care of him all his life, joins him in class one day and helps him solve th
Jessica, who worries about everything from her spelling homework to remembering to fill her dog's water dish, learns that fire safety begins with extinguishing her fears.
Mia is not sure what to think when her Abuela comes to live with her family in the city. They share a bedroom but speak different languages and Abuela is sad about leaving her sunny house with wild pa
This third book in the Food Hero series features Chef Roy Choi, a “street cook” in Los Angeles whose “best good time” as a kid was family together, making food. Though he became an acclaimed chef, Ro
It's Field Day in Mr. Wright's class and not just for the students. Nouns and verbs are inventing their own games in this companion to Punctuation Takes a Vacation.
After Andy hosts a barn sale to raise money for a case for Granny Webb's binoculars, he realizes that they accidentally were sold, so with Dolores's help they try to track down the missing binoculars.
Horace and Morris, but mostly Dolores, love cheese--but everything changes when Dolores develops an allergy to her favorite food; fortunately, Dolores is one resourceful little mouse and comes up with
Horace and Morris, but mostly Dolores, love cheese--but everything changes when Dolores develops an allergy to her favorite food; fortunately, Dolores is one resourceful little mouse and comes up with
Andy Shane selects Egypt as the topic of his Culture Fair project, but the very bossy Dolores Starbuckle declares that she is the Queen of Egypt and does not give him a moment's peace until he agrees
Recounts how Allen Jay, a young Quaker boy living in Ohio during the 1840s, helped a fleeing slave escape his master and make it to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Chato decides to throw a "pachanga" for his friend Novio Boy, who has never had a birthday party, but when it is time to party, Novio Boy cannot be found.
When the Des Moines River valley floods in the summer of 1881, the bridge over Honey Creek collapses, and Kate Shelley courageously rescues two locomotive crewmen from the creek's swirling waters.
This authentic, loving celebration of gratitude & community -- written by a citizen of the Cherokee nation -- follows celebrations and experiences through the seasons of a year underscoring the tradi
In this subtle presentation of how “walls” separate all of us, even the “good guys”, acclaimed author Jon Agee offers a simple but multi-layered perspective of fear and separation. Clever illustration
This companion to I’M NEW HERE features the perspectives of three students in the classroom as they welcome the three newcomers who are trying to adjust to a new school and country. An honest and hear
