“Another day finished,gracias a Dios.” Seventeen-year-old Marisa’s mother has been saying this for as long as Marisa can remember.
Combining southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity, Fannie Flagg takes readers back to Elmwood Springs, Missouri, where the most unlikely and surprising experiences of a high-spirited octogenarian inspire a town to ...
A little boy considers eight things to do while he waits to take his turn. Presents questions about behavior and feelings for an adult to ask the child as each alternative in the story is considered.
As final preparations are being made for a long-planned surprise party, Bear gets so excited he nearly ruins everything.
Don’t wait to read this picture book about three friends who are each waiting for something worthwhile—and practicing patience while they’re at it!
Explains the Afro-American's dissatisfaction with the slow progress in attaining equal rights that are long overdue
A straightforward text featuring just 150 words and twenty-five two-page illustrations, executed in simple black line drawings with red embroidery thread, follows the emotional bond between a husband and wife, in an evocative portrait of ...
After the conclusion of the campaign and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963, King further developed the ideas introduced in the letter in Why We Can’t Wait, which tells the story of African American activism in the ...
When you were still a treasured bump, tucked safe away inside, I thought about you night and day and in my sleep - it's true. My heart was full of hope and love. I just couldn't wait to meet you.
Have you been waiting for life to turn out the way you expected? You’re not alone. There are lots of us out there who feel that way. Grace Thornton is one. She had dreams, plans, and ideas for what life should look like.
Mike is so eager to open his Christmas gifts that he convinces his older sister, Pam, to unwap and play with them in advance, but when Christmas morning arrives they are unhappy about what they have done.