Amelia wants a dog, needs a dog, and believes she simply cannot live without a small brown dog with a wet pink nose. Her parents think she can. Rather than begging or pleading, Amelia adopts an imaginary dog named Bones. But when Amelia's make-believe pup runs away, her parents are in for a real surprise!

A Small Brown Dog with a Wet Pink Nose

Children's Books

Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie

Animals

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Elizabeti's Doll

Literature & Fiction

Demco Media

When a young Tanzanian girl gets a new baby brother, she finds a rock which she names Eva, and makes it her baby doll

LA Muneca De Elizabeti (Spanish Edition)

Sarfatti, Esther

Lee & Low Books

When her mother becomes preoccupied with her new baby sister, Elizabeti offers to help by taking care of her younger brother, yet things don't go as easy as planned as young Elizabeti realizes that taking care of a person is a much greater challenge than taking care of her baby dolls.

Mama Elizabeti

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Although she enjoys her first day at school, Elizabeti misses her family and wonders if it wouldn't be better to stay home.

Elizabeti's School (Elizabeti Series)

In Tanzania, Bernardi's mute grandfather makes him a wonderful music box and then helps him realize his dream of owning a soccer ball and going to school.

Babu's Song

When her mother has a baby boy, little Elizabeti, a Tanzanian village girl, makes a doll from a rock, with which she imitates her mother's loving care of her brother and comes to love with a moving tenderness.

As six-year-old Emma anticipates the birth of her new baby brother or sister, she vividly imagines all of the things they can do together. Emma feels ready to be a big sister! Then when the baby is born, her dad tells her that it's a boy and he has something called Down syndrome. Finally she asks, "If Isaac has this Down thing, then what can't he do?". Her dad thinks about it, then tells her that as long as they are patient with him, and help him when he needs it, there probably isn't anything Isaac can't do. In this touching story, Emma helps her father as much as he helps her to realise that Isaac is the baby they dreamed of. The book concludes with a set of commonly asked questions about Down syndrome with answers for children and how it might affect their sibling and family. For ages 3-7. 
 Also by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen: The Best Worst Brother

We'll Paint the Octopus Red

Woodbine House

For ages 4-8. Isaac is almost three years old and Emma is in elementary school. Emma misses the adoring baby brother Isaac used to be. Now that hes older, hes a pain. Emma used to be able to make Isaac laugh. He used to let her hold him without squirming. But no more. Now Isaac spits out his food and knocks down her blocks when Emma tries to play with him. Sometimes his behaviour is downright embarrassing. Emma thinks Isaac would be more fun if hed hurry up and learn some of the sign language she and her mom are trying to teach him. His slower pace is maddening at times! THE BEST WORST BROTHER is an endearing and realistic look at how a relationship evolves between a typically developing older sister and her younger brother with a developmental disability. It also shows how sign language can help a child that acquires speech more slowly. As Emma is pleased to discover, Isaac can learn to sign, he just learns when hes ready. For those who recognise aspects of their own family in the story, it will be comforting to read about this 'warts and all' sibling relationship. Charlotte Fremauxs realistic illustrations are deft and colourful. Text and illustrations mesh beautifully, making THE BEST WORST BROTHER a delightful tale to read at home or share at school. 
 Also by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen: We'll Paint the Octopus Red

The Best Worst Brother

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A Small Brown Dog with a Wet Pink Nose

Elizabeti's Doll

Elizabeti's Doll

LA Muneca De Elizabeti (Spanish Edition)

Mama Elizabeti

Elizabeti's School (Elizabeti Series)

Babu's Song

Elizabeti's Doll

We'll Paint the Octopus Red

The Best Worst Brother