Jean Little
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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Description
Nell makes two wishes on her birthday, but the next day they show little sign of coming true. Everyone in her household is busy and wants her out from underfoot and no one is willing to help her find her lost cat. In the end she finds more than a cat and she makes her own wishes come true with the help of a row of tall, bright, smiling sunflowers.
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Language
English
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Description
Harry tries and tries to get rid of his hiccups. He tries drinking a glass of water upside down, he tries putting an ice-cold key down his back, he gleefully tries eating a spoonful of sugar. But nothing works!
In this charming picture book, written by children's literature legend Jean Little and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Joe Weissmann, Harry is afflicted with a case of the hopeless hiccups. It's not until Harry has a surprise encounter...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Dickon wasn't happy in his old home or his old school. He hopes that in his new neighborhood he will meet children who never knew his old, hyper self, who will like him for who he is now. And he hopes for a dog of his own. Dickon's mother calls him Birdie. She feeds him milk from a teddy bear mug. She worries if he's out of her sight for a moment and she knows how filthy and vicious dogs can be. Dickon is delighted to discover that the Humane Society...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Seeing-eye pup, Shakespeare, conquered many fears in Rescue Pup. Now he is back, about to be matched up with a blind boy, ready to begin his working life. Tim is enraged by his blindness and wants nothing to do with a guide dog. But he is no match for Shakespeare.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Intimidated and dejected by the other animals' stories about the important gifts brought by their ancestors to the stable where Jesus was born, Pippin the pig performs an act of kindness and discovers the true meaning of Christmas giving.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Patsy is the youngest in her family, and her siblings don't always appreciate what she does for them.
Patsy Small is the youngest in her family. Her brothers and sisters call her "the kindergarten baby" and "the lowly infant". Then Patsy discovers a unique way to get respect using the model town she's building. And her brothers and sisters begin to really appreciate Patsy for the first time. ... Full color.
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
After four different foster placements, Min is back at Children's Aid a week before Christmas. She has no family, no birthday, no idea of where she came from. Then Jess Hart, a former Children's Aid doctor who sees past Min's hardened shell, decides to take Min home for the holidays. Has Min found her place at last?
16) Home from far
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1965]
Language
English
Description
When her twin brother is killed in an accident, Jenny, feeling that part of herself is gone, is convinced that she will never get over the loss.
17) From Anna
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1972]
Language
English
Description
When the family moves from Germany to Canada in the 1930's, a nine-year-old girl discovers the reason for her awkwardness and apparent inability to do anything right.
