An African American family becomes a new kind of pioneer
Leaving behind Big Mama, loving relatives, and the familiar red soil and cotton fields of Alabama, Jessie and her family are going north to Nebraska. They are pioneers searching for a ...
Meet one smart chicken chaser. She can catch any chicken on her grandmother's farm except one â€" the elusive Miss Hen. In a hilarious battle of wits, the spirited narrator regales readers with her campaign to catch Miss Hen, but this chicken is "...
Roberto is thrilled that his older brother Miguel is going to walk him home from school. But when Miguel forgets and shoots hoops with his friends instead, Roberto is mad and has to walk alone. How will Miguel make it up to Roberto?
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Ideal for Easter and springtime, an exuberantly illustrated picture book by a New York Times bestselling artist! Little Chick’s mother is all cluck and no action. Mama knows her old nest isn’t the cozy home she and her brood need. But whenever...
This lyrical middle-grade novel-in-verse celebrates the power of story and of finding one’s individual voice.Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts s...
A young girl stops to call out all the sights and sounds on her morning trip to pre-school, but that’s not what makes her late -- it is her dad’s goodbye hug.Kate was late for preschool, but not for the reasons you might expect. It wasn’t becau...