Catherine Stock

There seems to be no place for the smallest child in a family's busy preparations for Thanksgiving, until Grandpa steps in and they perform a vital task everyone else has forgotten.

A brother and sister spend Easter with their mother in a little cabin on the lake.

A child makes valentines for her family and then adds a special name to her list. On Valentine's Day she receives a secret valentine in return.

A child makes valentines for her family and then adds a special name to her list. On Valentine's Day she receives a secret valentine in return.

Emma's grandfather, newly arrived from China, introduces her to the power of dragons.

Summer transforms a quiet island as visitors arrive for swimming, playing on the beach, card games, soccer, hide-and-seek, and dancing in the evening.

"From the time she wakes at 8 a.m. until the curtain rises at 8 p.m., a prima ballerina's day is busy, busy, busy with classes, rehearsals and fittings, as well as meals and friendship"--

"The true story of Vinnie Ream's courage and persistence in the service of art, and in the service of a friend."--Dust jacket, front flap. This book tells the story of Vinnie Ream, an aspiring artist living in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War, who gained a reputation as a sculptor and succeeded in persuading President Abraham Lincoln to sit for her.

Gus doesn't want to give up the training wheels on his bike, even for a new five-speed bicycle, until Grandpa helps him learn how to get along without them.

Walking through his village, a young African boy finds the materials to make a special toy.