Ocean State Libraries

When Stillwater the bear moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways.

A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.

"From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author--now in the fiftieth year of her remarkable career--a brilliantly observed, joyful and wrenching, funny and true new novel that reveals, as only she can, the very nature of a family's life. "It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon." This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The whole family--their two daughters and two...

"What you hold in your hands is not a collection of stories. It is a simple, yet revolutionary method to create your own"-- Storytelling help children manage their emotions, empathize with others, and better understand the complex world we live in. More importantly, storytelling cultivates a rich and meaningful bond between storyteller and listener, building intimacy and trust between parent and child. West and Sarosy distill the key ingredients...

"From the bestselling, acclaimed, beloved author of We the Animals, Blackouts mines lost histories--personal and collective"--

Traditional and contemporary stories and poems of literary merit, evocative of the yuletide season and spirit, and especially suited for reading aloud.

"When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots. Harry is a white dog with black spots who loves everything ... except baths. So one day before bath time, Harry runs away. He plays outside all day long, digging and sliding in everything from garden soil to pavement tar. By the time he returns home, Harry is so dirty he looks like a black dog with white spots....

"Writing as an ordinary mother as well as a bestselling author and internationally respected literary expert, Fox explores when and where to read aloud and demonstrates with easy-to-follow examples how to read aloud to the best effect and how to get the most value and joy our of a read-aloud session"--Container.

Andy and Terry recount the story of how they first met, an adventure marked by emergency shark operations, giant storms, and wooden pirate heads.