A child who wonders what mother is doing during school hours comes up with a wide variety of likely and unlikely ideas, from doing housework to flying to Mars, and hopes that she will be fine on her own.
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Sebastian’s Roller Skates
Sebastian, a boy so shy he cannot talk to neighbors, teachers, or schoolmates, finds a pair of roller skates in the park, and his confidence grows as he teaches himself to skate.
Singing Shijimi Clams
ake one older, not-so-wicked-anymore witch, add a slightly grumpy cat, and one large bucket of singing shijimi clams, and what you do NOT end up with, (no matter how hungry you are), is miso soup with clams.
Somewhere in Africa
Ashraf, a South African boy who lives in a big city, dreams of the African wild.
Nyumba Ya Mumbi: The Gikuyu Creation Myth
Retells the story of the creation of the Gikuyu people of Kenya.
The New Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada
A collection of poems by various Canadian poets that deal with kings, laughter, travel, sailors, forests, outlaws, magic, flying, the seasons, clouds, cats, bears, and elephants.