It's Christmas Eve, and Santa is sick! He can't deliver the presents, so he asks Little Hedgehog to do it for him. Little Hedgehog eagerly sets out with Santa's sled, but there are too many presents for one small hedgehog to handle. How will Little Hedgehog ever deliver them in time for everyone to have a very special Christmas?
I'm a Great Little Kid Series (I'm a Great Little Kid)
by Linda Sky Grossman
One of the Third Grade Thonkers (Yearling Book)
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Jimmy Novak, whose dad is a towboat worker, is really looking forward to spring vacation. Jimmy and his club, the "Rough, Tough, an Terrible" Thonkers, are going to convert the Novaks' garage into a clubhouse for an entire week. When Mrs. Novak tells Jimmy that his cousin David is going to be staying with them while his mother recovers from heart surgery, Jimmy sees his fun-filled vacation going down the drain. Unlike the Thonkers, who are known for their bravery, David is scared of practically...
Do you have any secrets? Do you keep them all to yourself? Secrets can be a window to our souls, and, sometimes, sharing them, can help us bond with others. Sophia has all kinds of secrets. Some she shares with her dog. Some with the breeze. Some with the sandbox or stars in the night sky. But the best secret of all is shared with her brother, Ben, in their tree fort. A poetic story about a girl who shares different secrets in different ways. For readers ages 4 years and up.
Nine-year-old Ruthie is introduced to a magical fairy world when her father hires a new babysitter, Alice.
Siddhartha (Shambhala Pocket Library, #31) (Penguin Drop Caps)
by Herman Hesse
Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of a Nepali man named Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, powerful, and lyrical style. It was published in the U.S. in 1951 and became influential during the 1960s. Hesse dedicated Siddhartha to Romain Rolland and Wilhelm Gundert. The word Siddhartha is made up of two words in the Sanskrit language, siddha (achieved) + artha (meaning or wealth). Th...
Saturdays at the Children s Zoo with their father always end the same way for Ariel, Miranda, and Jane: he offers them money for a treat, but they instead choose to buy food for the animals. On this particular Saturday, a mysterious balloon man gives them a small reward for their kindness one balloon each, to be tied to their bedposts that night. Soon they find that the balloons bring them more magic than they could ever have imagined.