Barbara M Joosse

"A little boy named Claus worries that he is different from other kids: he likes to wear red all the time and his favorite hangout is the workshop with his grandmother. His grandmother tells him his differences make him special and a Christmas snowstorm helps Claus appreciate his talents"--

Mimi and her little brother Joe escape from home and the city's summer heat to read and dream about princesses and dinosaurs in the cool, quiet library.

When Liam hears a load roar in the middle of the night, he must use all his ingenuity to protect his sleeping mother from a hungry bear.

A Hawaiian grandmother tells her granddaughter a favorite story about how much she loves her. Includes a glossary with definitions and explanations of Hawaiian words and customs.

While accompanying his father on the wagon train along the Santa Fe Trail, Lewis discovers what it is to be a man.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

Lulu and her cousin Rocky are visiting the city of Milwaukee. There are so many fun things to see and do, like canoing, visiting a lighthouse, riding surrey bikes, going to a fish fry, and even gearing up to burn rubber at the Harley-Davidson Museum

When Wild Willie's best friend Kyle moves back to the neighborhood the boys suspect that Kyle's new house is haunted.

Nikolai, a bear who lives in the orphanage in Novosibirsk, Russia, does not seem to fit in until the day some visitors arrive from America.