This lyrical picture book tells the story of a child and her father making a night crossing of Lake Superior on their sailboat. As first mate, the child's job is to watch for ships, lights, land,...
"One-eyed alien Frazzle recounts his flying adventures in a new journal (in alien vernacular, of course). He bighearts his little Model 7, but as time passes, it starts making strange sounds, and...
Winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction Winner of the Freedom to Read Award Winner of the Hubert Evans Prize In the midst of an unfolding international crisis, renowned...
On Sunday, Leo and and family gather at Nonna's house for a big lunch. Everyone is hungry--except for Leo. Then Nonna starts telling a story that includes the star-shaped pasta in her soup. The...
"While preparing to put on a play, two very different friends explore how they each express emotions in their own special way ... and discover that despite a misunderstanding the show can still go...
A selfish, unnamed 13-year-old narrator records his "diary" on a tape recorder. Hoping for fame and fortune, his mother forces him to volunteer at a soup kitchen, where he learns compassion in the...
