A young girl faces her greatest challenge, one that will require all her courage and kindness--school, and a spelling test.

Invites readers to imagine if all their wishes would come true, would they choose fun and games, or, perhaps, to make the world a better place.

"Nobody notices the queen on the corner. Nobody, that is . . . except one young girl. Through her eyes, the woman who dwells in the abandoned plot is a warrior queen, with many battles fought and won. When, one day, danger comes to the street and the queen on the corner sounds the alarm, the little girl must find a way to thank her. Can she bring the community together to turn the queen's corner into a home?"--Jacket flap.

"Imani discovers how to be brave as she looks for the perfect superhero costume for the Fall Festival. This early chapter book features critical thinking questions and a nonfiction feature on real-life superhero Kizzmekia Corbett"--

"A springtime fresh picture book about a good day out with friends--climbing mountains, swimming and singing--and the difference between storytelling and lies. Lisette and her friend Bobbi the lizard have never told a lie. But they are eager to try--it might be fun! They tell Popof they are going for a trip to the mountains. When Popof decides to come too, they realise they'll have to make the mountain. A liar needs to improvise. In this funny story...

Does your child always seem to be disconnected and off in their own world? Or maybe completely overwhelmed by a new situation? That's how June always feels. But that's all about to change when her family moves across the country! June is ready for a fresh start but what if nobody likes her and she can't make friends? Readers will be introduced to the widely felt experience of social anxiety and the struggles of a highly sensitive child. It isn't...

"When a family goes to a local museum, a boy notices a homeless man sitting outside, making brightly colored origami birds. He convinces his dad to buy a bird the man makes just for him. Once inside the museum, his little sister takes the bird and launches it into the air. Is it lost? Soon another boy helps him look, and the paper bird brings two families--and two new friends--together"--

Now in Spanish-When Mickey's nephew Morty tells a little lie about a library book, he discovers that it can lead to a big problem. Featuring Disney characters and lots of fun, Growing Up Stories offer a fresh approach for sharing positive traits with young children.

"A vividly imagined story about the importance of telling the truth, even if it means losing something you love. When Jesse finds a toy horse and makes it his very own, his imagination runs wild. This horse is the fastest horse in the whole world, so Jesse names him Wind. He can't wait to race him across the prairie (the kitchen table) and over deep canyons (the bathtub). There's just one problem: Wind doesn't actually belong to Jesse. He was left...

This story is for all you little dreamers out there to hopefully inspire you to keep dreaming. I used to always say I wanted to be something like a lawyer or a doctor when I grew up because that's basically what I was taught to believe that what I was suppose to be. In my late twenties; I learned that I didn't want to be any of those things because it wasn't me. I never dreamed that I would have published three books by the time I was thirty years...