Product Description: Young Amaya is auditioning for a role in a professional play. Although she longs to perform, she is about to learn how much team effort and hard work is involved.As the reader follows her progress from a nervous hopeful at an audition through the fittings for costumes, the rehearsals, the memory work, and even stage fright, Dirk McLean introduces the many people and jobs involved in staging a play...read more

Product Description: Bravery has many meanings. Jerome's mom is a sailor. When her ship is in home port, she and Jerome bake cookies, read books together, and take their dog, Duffy, for walks. When his mom's ship goes to sea, she gives Jerome a hug and says, "Be brave, Jerome...read more

When Lily tries to read, the letters seem to get all jumbled up, but she's afraid to tell anyone until she finally confronts her mom and together with Lily's second-grade teacher, Lily builds up her self-esteem enough to actually read in front of the class.

During a walk in the park, six-year-old Maxine--who loves dogs--learns how to know when it is safe to approach a dog, how to greet it, and what to do to ensure a happy experience for both her and the canine, in a veterinarian-approved tale that helps young children learn to 'read' dog language.

On Christmas Eve, two little polar bears dream of Santa and the North Pole, in a book with twinkling lights on every page.