Mattie Breen and her mother have moved around a lot. This may be the last time they move because Mattie and her mother have a heart to heart about staying with Uncle Potluck. Mattie is extremely insecure and never knows what to say because she is afraid she will sound stupid or babyish. During...
This is a wonderful story that I give 5 out of 5 stars. However, it is not a story that everyone will enjoy, so I recommend it to 4th and 5th-graders who are looking for a thoughtful read. Twelve-year-old Ruby Pepperdine is trying to make sense of her world after the death of her grandmother, her...
Mouse doesn't know how to show others how angry he is. He tries to be hopping mad only to be told by the hare that he looks ridiculous. The hare offers to show him how to hop. His attempt to follow Hare's lead ends with Mouse in a puddle of water.Next Mouse tries stomping. Bear tells him that sto...
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias has perfect piano dreams. She can practically feel the keys under her flying fingers; she can hear the audience's applause. All she needs is a baby grand so she can start her lessons, and then she'll be well on her way to Carnegie Hall. But when Dad ventures to the music s...
But a parade doesn’t organize itself. There are volunteers who sell ads for the commemorative program or hand out water bottles at the rec center or decide the order in which the parade entries will march down the route. In Bunning, that last job falls to Patsy Whelk. Six miles north of the circl...