Maryann MacDonald

When Odette's father becomes a Nazi prisoner-of-war and the Paris police begin arresting Jews, her mother sends Odette to hide in the Catholic French countryside where she must keep many secrets to survive.

A cat living in a stable in Bethlehem purrs Jesus to sleep the night he was born.

Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénie, and befriended “Buffalo Bill” Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists. Her unconventional artistic work habits, including visiting slaughterhouses to sketch an animal's anatomy and wearing...

Little Iggy Iguanadon does not like to take a bath but finds a way to make it fun (even if he does not get very clean), or go to bed, especially after his older brother tells him a scary story about "people."

Iggy Iguanodon is disappointed that his brother will not let him tag along to the swimming hole, but when Murka Triceratops comes over they find a game they are both good at, and have a fun afternoon; than at dinner Iggy refuses to eat his ferns, until his grandfather brings him a pile of flowers and Iggy agrees to try ferns (yucky), and the two of them eat the flowers together.

"The little dancers are ready to shine onstage! Miss Amy's ballet studio is putting on a new dance performance called the Butterfly Ball. Rosa and her four friends rehearse leaping, balancing, and twirling to perfect their dances! Rosa feels like all her hard work was for nothing when she is cast in a disappointing role, but her friends help her discover that this small part is of great importance. Rosa feels as beautiful as a butterfly, and maybe...

Rose and Valentina's friendship is jeopardized by a competition over who can have the most pink things.

After receiving a birthday kite from Hedgehog, impatient Rabbit learns that kiteflying requires a few lessons.

Little Hippo is upset when he has to get glasses until he makes a surprising new friend who helps him accept his new look.

Rosie loses a tooth and has to be convinced to leave it for the Tooth Fairy