A young Hawaiian girl tries to make dumplings for her family's New Year's celebration.
Poor left-out Katie doesn't know how to play. She has a lot of good ideas - but she's always out of step with the other children games. Then one winter's morning, Katie wakes up and decides to build a snowman.
Bear's days are very dull, because all he has nothing to do but listen to Dog talking about bones. But he knows that he is Ellie's favourite toy, so it is all right. He looks forward to the end of the day, when she will come back and tell him all about school. The Ellie has to take her favourite toy to school - and she takes Dog! How could she? Ellie catches Bear sobbing that night, and she exp…
Suki's very favorite thing is her blue cotton kimono. A gift from her obachan, it holds special memories of her grandmother's visit over the summer. And Suki is going to wear it on her first day back to school. No matter what anyone says.'
"Just make a mark and see where it takes you". Vashti says he can't draw. Her teacher thinks she can. She knows that there's a creative spirit in everyone, and where there's a dot, there's a way
After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save their coins to buy a really comfortable chair for all to enjoy. "A superbly conceived picture book expressing the joyful spirit of …