Isabel hopes all her birthday wishes will come true. Shes dreamed of a big party with all her friends and family and a pinata, candy, and cake. But when the day arrives, Mama says they will have a small fiesta, and Abuelo explains that store-bought pinatas are expensive. Isabel begins to think it doesnt even feel like her birthday!
Claires life turns upside down when her mom is in a car accident. Although Moms body heals in time, she doesnt seem like herself. Sometimes she doesnt go to work, and Claire has to take care of her younger brother, Emmett, more and more. Shes become addicted to pain medication.
Sometimes being kind requires a little more oomph. Especially at the grocery store when everyone seems to be in a bad mood and the car cart you wanted is already taken. But sometimes kindness can take you by surprise. Suddenly the kid with the car cart yields his ride, and that small act changes everything.
Some people say "Hey!" by using their words. They bellow loudly to greet you. But others say hi with only a smile to tell you they're so glad you're here. There are so many ways that people communicate! And we probably have different styles than lots of our family and friends. Some love to run up and talk to new people right away; some prefer ......
Sawyer wakes up with an idea. A good idea. A great idea. A get-started-right-away idea! He makes a sketch, a model, and gets out all his materials. And-woah, what was that? It gave him a new idea. A big idea. A colorful idea. But when it isn't quite going the way he wants, he grumps, and sulks, and-wait, what about that other project? Sawyer ......
Baby Bird lives with Mama Bird, Papa Bird, and a lot of worry. Mostly Baby Bird worries when Papa Bird comes home. Sometimes he comes home too loud, or too quiet, or too . . . different. When all the birds in the tree decide to host a field day, Baby Bird hatches a plan. If he can win field day, Papa Bird will come home happy . . . right? With ......
Ever wonder how you can guess what your dad is making in the kitchen with just a whiff? Or why you don't hear your refrigerator running in the next room? That's your brilliant brain at work! Your smartest organ tells you what your senses are sensing-without you even trying! It uses what you already know and your memories to understand all that ......
Our favorite mapping boar is back in her fourth adventure! Fall is Camilla the Cartographer's favorite time of year. Dried leaves swirling on the breeze make the air smell like her most treasured old maps. Less daylight means more cozy time to curl up in bed with a book. And most of all, she loves the annual Fall Festival. Hazelnut bread, ......
On a crisp fall day, Gracie feeds the birds. She isn't sure if the day seems different to them. But it does to her. She puts the seeds in the first feeder. Then the second. She thanks the birds one by one. A patient woodpecker. A buoyant chickadee. A grumpy finch. Even an impatient squirrel, not waiting his turn, always demanding more, more, ......
