When he's chosen to tell a special Christmas story at the school assembly, Redheaded Robbie learns that it is now so much how a person speaks but what is said that matters the most.
Four old retired friends become bored with sitting and rocking on their front porches. They decide to get together and play a game of cards called bouree. As the seasons pass they move around until finally they are playing cards under a big tree by the Mississippi River. That is fine until it starts to rain, so the men build a frame and nail a ...
When four-year-old Kim walks past a toy store window and sees a very special porcelain doll, she wants her more than anything. But Kim's parents worry that a girl who plays with dolls won't grow up to be strong and brave. This delightful story tells how the little Russian girl's strength of conviction and inventiveness persuade her mother that, in ...
Vivi is dizzy with wanting pink -- the kind the rich girls have, beyond the budget of her beloved truck driver dad. One day in the window of a fancy toy store she sees something that's just right -- a bride doll in a dress of perfect glistening pink. Vivi wants it more than anything. She saves and saves for it, walking the neighbors' dog and ...
Size matters, according to this groundbreaking picture book -- and in a good way. Here, a young boy describes his large mother in caring terms -- her softness, her warmth, how comfortable and reassuring it is to sit on her lap on the bus. But when she goes on a diet "because of what people say," he becomes a picky eater himself to show her how ...
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