Her grandfather finds a clever way to help an impatient young Ethiopian girl get to know her father’s new wife.
Pulling The Lion’s Tail
Family
Hooray For Anna Hibiscus!
Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She loves singing to her two baby brothers, Double and Trouble. But when she is chosen to sing for her school in front of the president, her throat runs dry and her bones turn to stone. Can Double and Trouble save her?
Where I Belong
Master storyteller Cross delivers an exciting new novel set in London and Somalia, which grapples with such issues as identity, trust and family.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 5, Issue 2.
Remember, Grandma?
Lately Grandma has trouble remembering, and it makes Margaret sad until she learns about family love that endures even when memory does not. Includes recipe for Mile-high apple pie.
My Mom Is So Unusual
“My Mom and I live alone. That makes our family different from the families of most of my friends.” A young girl and her unusual mother share affection, humor, sometimes anger, and more humor, and a whole lot of love. And because of her mother’s unusual ways, the youngster is content about their being an unusual family.
Playhouse
Rene asks her father and mother to build her a playhouse, a play barn, a play cow, and more, until finally her parents decide that they’d like to have a play Rene.
Waiting for the Whales
This book tells the simple story of an old man who lives alone in a house overlooking the sea. His life has assumed a cozy regularity to match the seasons: collecting firewood and clams in wintertime; planting his garden in the spring; and, in summer, watching his beloved orca whales swimming by. When his daughter comes to visit one spring with a new infant, the man has someone with whom to share his love of the natural world–especially the whales.
Grandpa’s Town (Children’s Books From Around The World: Japan)
A young Japanese boy, worried that his grandfather is lonely, accompanies him to the public bath.
Nabeel’s New Pants: An Eid Tale
Ramadan has come to an end. the fast is over, and tomorrow the celebration of Eid will begin. Nabeel decides to buy each of his family members something special to wear for the holiday. But while he’s choosing, the shopkeeper persuades him also to buy a gift for himself–a pair of new pants that are too long! Nabeel asks his wife to help hem them, but she’s too busy cooking biryana. He asks his mother and his daughter, too, but no one has the time; everyone is too busy preparing for the festivities.
No Monsters Here
It’s bedtime. This little boy is ready to climb the stairs and say goodnight. But father isn’t ready at all. He’s afraid of monsters; he doesn’t want to be left alone downstairs.
This brave lad knows how to handle Father. He’ll patiently lead his parent through the bedtime routine. Naturally the boy won’t mind looking in the closet, behind the drapes and everywhere in between if it will make his anxious father feel better. The boy will cheerfully hop into bed for a bedtime story. And he’ll say, after a final hug, “I’ll hear you if you need me in the night.” Father should feel much better now. But what’s going to happen when he has to go downstairs alone?
Maybe there are monsters in the house after all. But can you guess what they are really after? A reassuring story for confident children and timid parents everywhere.