Emma learns to accept "different strokes for different folks" when her aunt and uncle come to take care of her and her brother.

Declan O'Brien always had a gentle word to share, odd phrases he liked to repeat, and songs to sing while he played basketball. His favorite song was Dona Nobis Pacem, "Grant Us Peace." His family loved him deeply and always knew they were loved in return. but a terrible accident one day changes their lives forever, and Fiona and Finn O'Brien are left without a father. Their mother is at a loss. What words are there to guide them through such overwhelming...

During her family's first summer in a weathered old house by the sea, Cassie learns to accept change and to find her own space.

Barkus is a large and very clever dog, and Baby is a cat, and together their adventures make life exciting for seven-year-old Nicky and her family

Barkus is a large and very smart dog who comes to live with seven-year-old Nicky when Nicky's Uncle Everton goes traveling--and soon he is a family and school favorite.

Thirteen dogs tell their stories in simple poems.

Describes summer days growing up on the prairie.

On a snowy New Year's Eve, two black horses pull a sleigh through town, spreading love and joy to the community.

If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dreary town in northern France, what would your life be like? Would it be full of color and art? Full of lines and dancing figures? Find out in this beautiful, unusual picture book about one of the world's most famous and influential artists by acclaimed author and Newbery Medal-winning Patricia MacLachlan and innovative illustrator Hadley Hooper.

In this semi-autobiographical picture book, author Patricia MacLachlan relates what it might take to grow up to become a writer.