Going owling is an exercise in patience and endurance, but the payoff can be enormous. The young child in this book learns these lessons but is rewarded by seeing a big, beautiful owl closeup and then watching it fly off into the forest.
Seventeen-year-old Greg "Slam" Harris thinks that basketball is his ticket out of Harlem, but first he must come to terms with many difficult realities of his life.
After being teased and pushed out of a toy shop, Zigzag must stay hopeful and keep moving forward to find the one child who will love him just as he is. This heartwarming story features bright, quilted illustrations and teaches readers that being different is what makes us special.
When Green Crayon claims that green is the only color for Christmas, the other Crayons let him know that there would be no Christmas without them either. No candy canes or Santa without Red, no snow without White, no bells or stars without Silver, and no cookies or reindeer without Tan! The Crayons agree that they all need to come together to make Christmas special.