Books

 

 

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey 
(all ages)

The act of carving a crèche for a widow and her son heals a woodcarver's sorrowing heart.

Awards

ALA Notable Book of the Year 
Parents' Choice Honor Book 
IRA Teachers' Choice Award 
Kate Greenaway Medal 
Christopher Medal for excellence in children's books 
New York Times Book Review editor's choice 
American Booksellers' Pick of the Lists 
PaLA Carolyn W. Field Medal
Grammy Award nomination for gift pack CD

Soon to be a major motion picture. Click here to read more!

 


Beany Not Beanhead 
(grades 1 - 4)

Five humorous, chapter-length adventures about Beany, ever the worrywart, always bossed by her best friend, and usually in a predicament.  Beany works through each problem with Ramona-like style.

Awards

Iowa Children's Choice List 
Arizona Young Readers' Choice List

Chosen for inclusion in Harcourt-Brace basal reading textbook


Beany and the Magic Crystal
(grades 1 - 4)

 As readers of the Beany series know full well, wherever Beany goes, interesting things happen--like going shopping with her mom and finding a magic wishing crystal. The only problem is that the crystal grants just one wish and Beany, always the worrywart, can't decide what to wish for.  In the end, Beany uses the wish in exactly the right way. 

 

Awards


Parents' Choice Gold Award 
Junior Literary Guild Selection 
Child Study Book Committee, Bank Street, 
Best Books of the Year List 
Alabama Children's Choice List
Nevada Young Readers' Choice List  

Land of Enchantment Award Nominee


The Best Halloween of All
(Picturebook - grades K - 3)

 Ever since Ben was a baby, his parents have concocted wild costumes for him on Halloween. But now that Ben is seven, he decides to take matters into his own hands and constructs a costume that makes this the best Halloween of all. 
 


And the Other Gold
(grades 5 - 8)

Eighth-grader Patty Dillman's friendship with best friend, Tracy is threatened. 

Awards

Child Study Association - Best Books of the Year List 
New York Library - Best Books for the Teen Age List 

 


                   Patty Dillman of Hot Dog Fame
(grades 5 - 8)

When Patty reluctantly accompanies her mother to volunteer at a homeless shelter, she finds that the homeless are not that much different from her. In the end, she uses the money she has saved for a coveted ski trip to buy gloves for the men she has come to know and respect. 

Awards

Child Study Association - Best Book of the Year List 
New York Library - Best Books for the Teen Age List 
Sunshine State Young Readers Choice List

 


          Promises to Keep
(grades 5 - 8)

Patty Dillman is back. This time she's embarking on a self-improvement program in order to be accepted by the in-crowd at school. Meanwhile her life is complicated by neighbor Gary's attention and by an annoying assignment -- being a pen-pal with a prison inmate. In the end, Patty learns which friends and which promises are worth keeping. 

 

Awards


Child Study Association - Best Book of the Year List 
New York Library - Best Books for the Teen Age List 

 


   

 

 

Beany and the Dreaded Wedding
(grades 1 - 4)

When Beany's cousin asks her to be in her wedding party, Beany has plenty of reasons for worry.  What if she trips walking up the aisle?  What if she has to do the chicken dance at the reception?  Worst of all, what if she loses the bride and grooms rings?  Can Beany handle the job?

 

Awards

 

Land of Enchantment Award Nominee

Junior Library Guild Selection

  


 

Beany Goes To Camp

(grades 1 - 4)

 

Beany dreads her first experience at summer camp.  By camp's end, though, in typical Beany style, she has learned to dive, helped a timid friend learn to swim, and has come to realize she's enjoyed the week after all.

 

Awards

 

Beverly Cleary Award Nominee

Junior Library Guild Selection

Recommended by CBS The Early Show

 


 

A Fine St. Patrick's Day

(Picturebook - grades K - 3)

 

Tralee and Tralah hold a competition to see which town can decorate best for St. Patrick's Day.  In the midst of preparations, a little man with pointed ears rides into the valley on a white horse asking for help.  Will either town sacrifice hopes of winning in order to help him?  A folk-like tale of kindness rewarded.

 

Awards

 

Rated Superior by The Horn Book

 

 

 

 

Beany and the Meany

(grades 1 - 4)

 

Beany's partner for a science fair project turns out to be the class bully.

 

 

 

 

 

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