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Children's Books

Root, Phyllis

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins Childrens Books

Root, Pptrue

HarperCollins, Publishers

After she sees how upset her father has become, a little girl who blames her bad behavior on her stuffed bear tells her father that the bear will try to act better

Contrary Bear

Harpercollins

Trying to make amends for a day full of naughtiness, a little girl realizes that blaming her bad behavior on her best friend Bear has gone too far.

Growing Up & Facts of Life

A young Indian girl triumphs over her fears and proves herself worthy to be the mystical healer of her village

The Listening Silence

Discovered and cared for by Mali, a healer, after her parents' mysterious disappearance in a snowstorm, five-year-old Kiri grows into a young woman of thirteen and sets out on a quest to discover her own power to heal.

Teen & Young Adult

A family history in patches and stories Summer evenings at Grandma’s house always end just the way Sadie likes – with Grandma tucking her in with the name quilt. As Sadie chooses from among the patchwork of hand-stitched names of generations of relatives, Grandma tells story after story – stories of hog-riding and hornets and Grandma’s own wedding. Then one summer day, a fierce storm comes on too quickly to get the washing off the line, and the quilt is blown away. That night, Sadie worries that more than just the quilt has disappeared, until Grandma shows her that all her favorite names and stories are more a part of Sadie than she knows. Phyllis Root’s loving tribute to a bedtime ritual from her own childhood and Margot Apple’s intricate illustrations bring the story of Sadie and the name quilt to the page with just the right touch of humor and heart. The Name Quilt is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

The Name Quilt

Farrar. Straus & Giroux

Bounding with oversize visual and verbal humor, here is the previously untold story of Paul Bunyan’s “little” sister, who was as tall as a pine tree, as strong as a dozen moose, and could run so fast that she once ran all the way back to yesterday. As she heads to the North Woods in search of freedom and adventure, Paula uses her brains and brawn to surmount every challenge that comes her way, proving to ferocious animals that she’s their friend and becoming protector of a wild wonderland. Antic-filled artwork by Kevin O’Malley accompanies Phyllis Root’s text, a great read-aloud with a welcome eco-friendly twist at the end.

Paula Bunyan

Action & Adventure

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Grandmother Winter

All through the spring, summer and fall, Grandmother Winter tends her geese and gathers their feathers. Why? To bring snowfall, of course-snowfall as soft as feathers and bright as a winter moon. With a poetic text and distinctive scratchboard illustrations, this book reveals that there is indeed magic and charm in our coldest season. To the woodland and all of its creatures-from round mice curling up and earthworms tunneling down to black bears burrowing and children dreaming of snow angels and sleds-the arrival of winter is, quite simply, a gift.

Animals

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

All through the spring, summer and fall, Grandmother Winter tends her geese and gathers their feathers. Why? To bring snowfall, of course-snowfall as soft as feathers and bright as a winter moon. With a poetic text and distinctive scratchboard illustrations, this book reveals that there is indeed magic and charm in our coldest season. To the woodland and all of its creatures-from round mice curling up and earthworms tunneling down to black bears burrowing and children dreaming of snow angels and sleds-the arrival of winter is, quite simply, a gift.

scholastic

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Soup for Supper

Soup for Supper

Contrary Bear

Contrary Bear

The Listening Silence

The Listening Silence

The Name Quilt

Paula Bunyan

Grandmother Winter

Grandmother Winter