A little monster is afraid to go to bed because he thinks humans will get him while he is asleep.
Jeanne Wakatsuki was seven years old in 1942 when her family was uprooted from their home and sent to live at Manzanar internment camp--with 10,000 other Japanese Americans. Along with searchlight towers and armed guards, Manzanar ludicrously featured cheerleaders, Boy Scouts, sock hops, baton twirling lessons and a dance band called the Jive Bombers who would play any popular song except the n…
Hands can hold things. Hands can mold things. Hands can catch and hands can throw. Hands can do much more, of course - wave hello and goodbye, play peekaboo, touch things, clap, even tie a shoe. For the very young, hands are a never-ending source of discovery and a means of mastery in an ever-unfolding world. With singsong rhythm, simple design, and alluring color photos of toddlers, HAND…
There was once a Nanny Goat who wanted kids more than anything in the world, but she couldn't have any of her own. Adopting seems like the perfect solution, but the kid she adopts is different to the others—in fact, he's a tiger cub! But the Nanny Goat doesn't care. When her mistrustful sisters kick her kid out of the herd, she resolutely stands by him, and her trust in him is repaid when he …
A poem extolling the beauty of African-American children forms the basis for celebration of a positive self-image. Four attractive children engage in typical kindergarten pastimes as the rhyming text rhapsodizes about their dimpled chins, "teeth that glisten," and "very special hair and clothes." Whereas building self-esteem and acknowledging children's charms are commendable goals, they are no…
Why Piper wishes she never moved from San Diego 1. She had her own room 2. There were two bathrooms 3. She had a tree house. What Piper discovers in Pensacola, Florida 1. New adventures. 2. New friends. 3. A new place to call home
Keempat kakak-beradik Penderwick mengira liburan kali ini akan membosankan. Tapi ternyata Arundel, tempat berlibur mereka, sangat seru. Di sana terdapat taman-taman yang luas, loteng yang penuh barang antik yang asyik, kelinci-kelinci jinak, dan koki yang ahli dalam membuat kue jahe yang sangat enak. Petualangan mereka semakin asyik karena ada Jeffrey Tifton, putra pemilik Arundel, yang tidak …