A young gardener and Uncle George collaborate on a garden, so that when a very sick Uncle George comes home from the doctor he is greeted with beautiful flowers.
Mr. Boggartyand the Haunted Hospital (Mr. Boggarty, #2)
by Tevin Hansen
When someone smiles, who knows where it goes? Baby smiles at Mommy, Mom keeps it for a while . . . and then passes it on. As the smile begins its joyful journey—moving from a classroom to a soccer team, from Gran to a garbage man—it spreads happiness throughout the community, bringing everyone together. A sunny story guaranteed to make kids SMILE!
When her art teacher asks all the students to choose a favorite color, Natalia cannot decide until her grandmother sends her a reassuring note.
Todd and his grandfather prepare for the sale of the farm and its contents by telling stories about life there and making scarecrows.
Imagine if you lived in the White House! The first book centers around three of Theodore Roosevelt's children, Kermit, Ethel and Archie. Their mother is away and they are left in the charge of a comical nanny named Mrs. Duffit and their President father, who is very preoccupied with the visit from a quirky Russian Ambassador, Count Cassini. Eager to keep the children out of trouble, President Roosevelt sends his children on a treasure hunt--just like Treasure Island, only in the White House. The...
When nine-year-old Paul explores the hole dug for his backyard swimming pool, he discovers a box containing a ring—a ring that turns out to be magical. Moments later, a mysterious boy shows up demanding the ring; luckily, Paul’s trusty dog Clem scares him away. To keep the ring safe, Paul hides it in his pillow case, where, to his horror, it’s discovered by his mother, who loans it to his Aunt Vicky. Things get even stranger when Vicky, a non-swimmer, falls into the now-finished pool and discove...
Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different
by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb
Autumn Winifred Oliver, an eleven-year-old girl living in Cades Cove, Eastern Tennessee, during the Depression, watches her grandfather as he tries to persuade his neighbors to back the proposed Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but when they discover that the government representative is lying to them, Gramps becomes even more resourceful. Includes author's note about the history of the park.
Rhyming text reveals the loving sounds baby animals hear from their parents, from the "nuzzle, nuzzle, nuzzle" heard by the colt to "I love you" heard by a human baby.
Grandmas at Bat (I Can Read Books (Harper Hardcover)) (I Can Read Book S.)
by Emily Arnold McCully
Pip's two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything, take over coaching her baseball team and create chaos.