Maryann Macdonald
5) How to hug
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The reader is invited to consider some things about when, who, and how to hug and also advised to be prepared to receive one in return.
6) Playdate
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Me. You. One. Two. That's all it takes for the perfect playdate. With minimal, just right words and captivating, charming illustrations, you won't want to go home. This book illustrates simple concepts such as old and new, fast and slow, and happy and sad."--
13) Rosie runs away
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
When her mother chastises her for taking her little brother outon a blueberry-picking adventure, Rosie decides to run away.
Author
Publisher
Imprint, a part of Macmillan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The little dancers are ready to shine onstage! Miss Amy's ballet studio is putting on a new dance performance called the Butterfly Ball. Rosa and her four friends rehearse leaping, balancing, and twirling to perfect their dances! Rosa feels like all her hard work was for nothing when she is cast in a disappointing role, but her friends help her discover that this small part is of great importance. Rosa feels as beautiful as a butterfly... and maybe...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénie, and befriended "Buffalo Bill" Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists. Her unconventional artistic work habits, including visiting slaughterhouses to sketch animal anatomy and wearing mens...
16) Sam's worries
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
1991.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sam overcomes his anxieties by confessing them to his stuffed bear, who kindly agrees to take over the job of worrying about things at night.
Author
Publisher
Pauline Books and Media
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Francie O'Leary and her friends decide to start a Comics Club and they need a place to meet. The trouble is that Francie has lots of siblings, and things are awfully busy at the O'Leary house. How will she come up with a clubhouse space to call her own and impress her friends? Kids ages 6–8 will love this relatable, feisty Catholic heroine!
18) Secondhand star
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Francie finds life in her large family difficult sometimes and getting the dreaded Sister Ursula as her second grade teacher does not help, but making a new friend and working on the class play do.
20) Odette's secrets
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Odette's father becomes a Nazi prisoner-of-war and the Paris police begin arresting Jews, her mother sends Odette to hide in the Catholic French countryside where she must keep many secrets to survive.