Chicken Sunday
The Keeping Quilt
Mrs. Katz and Tush
My Ol' Man
Thunder Cake
Welcome Comfort
Something About Hensley's
School Library Journal Review: PreS-Gr 4?A story that can be enjoyed as a read-aloud or by independent readers. It touches upon the troubles of a family, newly relocated to a town that has a special shopkeeper who stocks anything a person could ever need or want. Hensley???s is more than a normal general store, and […]
Boat Ride With Lillian Two Blossom
School Library Journal Review: PreS-Gr 2– A quiet fishing trip turns into an adventure for William and Mabel when Lillian Two Blossom, “an old Indian lady who lived in the woods,'' suggests that the siblings row her out to the center of Kalaska Pond. Before they realize what is happening, the boat lifts up out […]
Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare
School Library Journal Review: Gr 1-4?When Trisha family moves from Union City to Battle Creek, her older brother makes her life miserable. He embarrasses her at school with rude, gross behavior at every turn, and they fight over which is better, ice hockey or ballet. At last she triple dares him in front of his […]
An Orange For Frankie
School Library Journal Review: Gr 2-4?The author/illustrator has turned again to her family history for this story of a Christmas long ago in rural Michigan. The plot is predictable, revolving around Pa's late return from Lansing with the traditional nine oranges, one for each child; 10-year-old Frankie's generosity to a hobo; and the boy's subsequent […]