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Author: Kathy G. Short

Kathy G. Short

Singing The Dark

As dusk falls, mother and child perform a bedtime ritual by singing a welcoming song to the night.

Published: 2001,
Tags: Survival, Wolves
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Priscilla And Rosy

A tempting boat trip tests an alley-rat’s loyalty to her best friend.

Published: 2001,
Tags: Detectives
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Good To Be Small

When little Mouse offers to find a lost lamb, the other sheep dismiss her. Sometimes the smallest member of the barnyard can get the biggest results, and Mouse is about to prove it.

Published: 2002,
Tags: Judaism, Storytellers
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

The Kite Rider: A Novel

In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a bad second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and meets the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.

Published: 2002,
Tags: Cats
Categories: AsiaAsia, ChinaAsia, China, FictionAsia, China, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

The Most Beautiful Kite In The World

Jenny has her heart set on a special red kite for her birthday. She is crushed when she receives a home made kite from her father. They try to get it to fly, but it will not cooperate, so Jenny seeks the help of various neighbors.

Published: 2003,
Tags: Community
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Ben Over Night

Ben loves to play at his best friend’s house, but when it’s time for a sleepover all Ben can think about is going home. Ben’s brother and sister try some creative solutions to help their younger sibling get over his fear.

Published: 2005,
Tags: People with disabilities
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Pig In The Middle

A mischievous dancing pig is responsible for everything–including Grandpa!–that disappears at Grandma’s house. A girl helps her forgetful grandparents solve the mystery as they learn to accept their befuddled state.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Intergenerational relations
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Silver Threads

Anna and Ivan, two young newlyweds, escape poverty and hardship in Ukraine to start a new life on the Canadian frontier. As they struggle to establish themselves, WWI breaks out and Ivan is taken prisoned as an enemy.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Religion
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, Historical FictionAmericas, Canada, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)

The Heaven Shop

Binti and her siblings struggle to survive when they are split up and sent to different parts of Malawi after their parents die of AIDS.

Published: 2005,
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, MalawiAfrica, Fiction, Malawi, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Omar On Board

Omar isn’t nearly as good as his friends at swimming or jumping off the diving board but when it comes to helping a friend, Omar forgets all about his fears.

Published: 2005,
Tags: Description and travel
Categories: AmericasAmericas, CanadaAmericas, Canada, FictionAmericas, Canada, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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