Abby -- by Jeannette Caines (Author) (Book - Child)
"An exuberant African-American child and her family share a very special relationship in 'an effective story about adoption. . . . [The text is] simple, amusing, and disarmingly sweet and natural.'" ...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Sisters -- by David McPhail (Author) (Book - Child)
"First published in 1984 with exquisite pen-and-ink illustrations in black and white, McPhail's small picture book has now been hand colored by John O'Connor in soft-toned watercolors that add gentle...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
May I Bring A Friend? -- by Beatrice De Regniers (Author) (Book - Child)
"The King and Queen are most gracious hosts to a certain little boy--and any friend of his is a friend of theirs... The royal pair continue to invite the boy as their guest for tea, breakfast, lunch,...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Chemistry Wiz (Book)
Fun experiments about solids, liquids, and gases every child should do before 4th grade. If air is colorless, odorless, and tasteless, how can you prove it's there? Can you keep a towel dry under...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Unmaking of Rabbit -- by Constance Greene (Author) (Book - Child)
"A lonely eleven-year-old boy living with his grandmother tries to come to terms with the facts of his life as he waits in vain for his divorcd mother to take him to live with her." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Incline -- by William Mayne (Author) (Book - Child)
"Mason's adjustments to his first job and first love are further complicated when the entire village begins to challenge his father's integrity." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Amy's Eyes -- by Richard Kennedy (Author) (Book - Child)
"Amy's sailor doll turns into a real live person, and she becomes a doll in this epic voyage that blends humor, fairy tale and adventure." From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Wingman -- by Daniel Pinkwater (Author) (Book - Child)
"To escape the problems of being poor and Chinese, Donald begins to cut school to climbe the George Washington Bridge where he meets Wingman, a sort of Chinese superman." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Gift of Magic -- by Lois Duncan (Author) (Book - Child)
"When the old woman died, she left her grandchild Nancy with the extraordinary gift of magic. Nancy can read people's minds, know their thoughts, and make them do what she wants. Will she use her gift...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Day No Pigs Would Die -- by Robert Peck (Author) (Book - Child)
"With plenty of Yankee common sense and dry wit, and some pathos as the boy at 13 takes on the duties of a man. For boys of this age and for the young of any age." From Product Description
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
