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Africa: Brothers and Sisters

At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse

By Vanessa French (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780689818165, titled "Africa Brothers and Sisters" | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, January 1, 1998), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse

School and Library:

9780027511666 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1993, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse

Reinforced:

9780606128704, titled "Africa Brothers and Sisters" | Reprint edition (Demco Media, January 1, 1998), cover price $13.97 | also contains Africa Brothers and Sisters | About this edition: At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game, a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse

Beginnings: How Families Come to Be

Simple stories by the author of Helen the Fish explore all the different ways in which families are made, from traditional nuclear arrangements to foster parenting to adoption.

By Virginia L Kroll and Stacey Schuett (illustrator)

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9780807506028 | Concept Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Parents and children discuss how their families came to be, covering birth families, adoptive families, two-parent families, and single-parent families.

Bluffy's Mighty Mountain

A young Rocky Mountain goat learns from experience that her mother's lessons about being cautious are worth following when a winter avalanche carries her far from the safety of home. Includes facts about animals of the Rocky Mountains.

By Virginia L Kroll and Michael S. Maydak (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780971284036 | Bear & Co Pubns a Division of boyds, May 1, 2002, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A young Rocky Mountain goat learns from experience that her mother's lessons about being cautious are worth following when a winter avalanche carries her far from the safety of home.

Boy, You're Amazing

An upbeat, rhyming tribute to boys offers readers encouragement to build confidence and self-esteem while whimsical paintings celebrate the many things that boys of every age can do.

By Virginia L Kroll and Sachiko Yoshikawa (illustrator)

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School and Library:

9780807508688 | Albert Whitman & Co, February 1, 2004, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Rhyming text celebrates the many things that boys can achieve.

Brianna Breathes Easy: A Story About Asthma

During dress rehearsal for the school play, Brianna gets a bad coughing attack and she has to go to the hospital where she learns that she has asthma, but when Brianna learns more about asthma and how to manage it, things are soon under control for her big stage debut.

By Jayoung Cho (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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9780807508800 | Albert Whitman & Co, March 30, 2005, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Brianna is excited about playing the lead in her school's Thanksgiving play, but when a terrible coughing fit sends her to the emergency room the Friday before the show, she learns that she has asthma and how to control it.

Busy, Busy Mouse

Although Busy Mouse has got a list of things he needs to do, he canÆt get started until the house family goes to bed, so he waits for the moment that they are all tucked away before leaving his hole and going about his many tasks.

By Fumi Kosaka (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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9780670035274 | Viking Childrens Books, May 1, 2003, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A mouse rests during the day while the family he lives with is very busy, but when they go to sleep he is the one who has much to do.

Butterfly Boy

Even though his grandfather can no longer speak, Emilio sees the delight in his eyes when he is wheeled outside to watch the butterflies dance through the air, yet when they suddenly go away, Emilio has to find a way to bring them back in order to make his grandfather's smiling eyes return once again. Reprint.

By Virginia L Kroll

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9781590780558 | Reprint edition (Boyds Mills Pr, October 1, 2002), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Even though his grandfather can no longer speak, Emilio sees the delight in his eyes when he is wheeled outside to watch the butterflies dance through the air, yet when they suddenly go away, Emilio has to find a way to bring them back in order to make his grandfather's smiling eyes return once again.

School and Library:

9781563973710 | Boyds Mills Pr, May 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A boy and his grandfather joyfully watch a gathering of butterflies in this story set in Mexico.

A Carp for Kimiko

Although the tradition is to present carp kites only to boys on Children's Day, Kimiko's parents find a way to make the day special for her

By Virginia L Kroll and Katherine Roundtree (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780881064117 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, July 1, 1996, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Although the tradition is to present carp kites only to boys on Children's Day, Kimiko's parents find a way to make the day special for her

School and Library:

9780881064124 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, September 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Although the tradition is to present carp kites only to boys on Children's Day, Kimiko's parents find a way to make the day special for her

9780881064131 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, September 1, 1993, cover price $15.88 | About this edition: Although the tradition is to present carp kites only to boys on Children's Day, Kimiko's parents find a way to make the day special for her

Reinforced:

9780606132459 | Demco Media, July 1, 1996, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: Although the tradition is to present carp kites only to boys on Children's Day, Kimiko's parents find a way to make the day special for her

Cat

Presents the characteristics and behavior of cats and describes individual breeds, including larger wild cats.

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9781883220846, titled "Cat!" | Dawn Pubns, August 1, 1999, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Presents the characteristics and behavior of cats and describes individual breeds, including larger wild cats.

School and Library:

9781883220952 | Dawn Pubns, August 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Presents the characteristics and behavior of cats and describes individual breeds, including larger wild cats.

Reinforced:

9780606256230 | Demco Media, December 1, 1999, cover price $16.44 | About this edition: Presents the characteristics and behavior of cats and describes individual breeds, including larger wild cats.

Christmas Cow(Play)

A humble cow finds respect and self-esteem in the manger of the newborn Savior.

By Virginia L Kroll

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Paperback:

9780887344817 | Players Pr, December 1, 1996, cover price $5.00 | About this edition: A humble cow finds respect and self-esteem in the manger of the newborn Savior.

Easter Eggs for Anya: A Ukrainian Celebration of New Life in Christ

Anya gets a big surprise when she finds some abandoned goose eggs that she plans to use for the traditional Ukrainian pysanky for Easter, in a title that includes instructions for making Ukrainian Easter eggs and information about the tradition.

By Sally Wern Comport (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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Hardcover:

9780310710790 | Zondervan, February 1, 2007, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Anya gets a big surprise when she finds some abandonded goose eggs that she plans to use for the traditional Ukrainian pysanky for Easter, in a story with instructions for making Ukrainian Easter eggs and information about the tradition.

Equal Shmeaqual

By Virginia L. Kroll

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9780606341912 | Demco Media, November 1, 2005, cover price $15.80

Equal Shmequal

In order to have fun at a game of tug-of-war, forest animals balance the teams by using a see-saw, in a fun tale that includes nonfiction math notes for meanings of equal. Simultaneous.

By Virginia L Kroll and Philomena O'Neill (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9781570918926 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, July 5, 2005, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: In order to have fun at a game of tug-of-war, forest animals balance the teams by using a see-saw in a story that includes nonfiction math notes for meanings of equal.

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9781570918919 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, May 27, 2005, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In order to have fun at a game of tug-of-war, forest animals balance the teams by using a see-saw in a story that includes nonfiction math notes for meanings of equal.

Especially Heroes

After talking about heroes and martyrs at school, a young girl gets a first-hand look at heroism when her father and several others protect their neighbor from a group of racists.

By Virginia L Kroll and Tim Ladwig (illustrator)

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9780802852212 | Eerdmans Pub Co, January 1, 2003, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: After talking about heroes and martyrs at school, a young girl gets a first-hand look at heroism when her father and several others protect their neighbor from a group of racists.

Everybody Has a Teddy

A child describes teddy bears owned by the other children in the classroom, from Joshy's giant grizzly to the floppy bear Poppy's grandmother made from socks. 10,000 first printing.

By Sophie Allsopp (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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Hardcover:

9781402735806 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, April 1, 2007, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A child describes teddy bears owned by other children, from Joshy's giant grizzly to the floppy bear Poppy's grandmother made from socks.

Faraway Drums

Having recently moved to a new apartment in the city, Zakiya is afraid of the sounds she hears in the evenings, until her sister, Jamila, comforts her with her grandmother's African tales, which seem to transform the noises of the city into the sounds of Africa.

By Floyd Cooper (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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Hardcover:

9780316504492 | Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1998, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Jamila and her little sister are frightened by the loud city noises at their new apartment, but they find comfort in recalling the stories their great-grandma used to tell about life in Africa

Fireflies, Peach Pies, and Lullabies

After her great-grandmother Annabel dies, Francie combats her sadness by asking relatives to record their favorite memories of Annabel, and Francie discovers that little things become the legacy of a loved one's life.

By Nancy Cote (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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Hardcover:

9780027510010 | Atheneum, September 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | also contains The Papers of Andrew Johnson: May-August, 1865 | About this edition: When Francie's Great-Granny Annabel dies of Alzheimer's disease, Francie finds a way to help people remember the real person rather than the shell she had become as the disease ran its course

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9780689802911, titled "Fireflies, Peach Pies & Lullabies" | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1995, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: When Francie's Great-Granny Annabel dies of Alzheimer's disease, Francie finds a way to help people remember the real person rather than the shell she had become as the disease ran its course

Flurry's Frozen Tundra

At the end of a hard winter an arctic fox steals food from a polar bear, finds himself in trouble, and must be rescued by his friends, who suggest that he patiently await summer and its abundance of food. Includes facts about animals of the tundra.

By Dawn L. Jones, Virginia L Kroll and Michael S. Maydak (illustrator)

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9780971284043 | Bear & Co Pubns a Division of boyds, February 1, 2002, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: At the end of a hard winter an arctic fox steals food from a polar bear, finds himself in trouble, and must be rescued by his friends, who suggest that he patiently await summer and its abundance of food.

Forgiving a Friend

Seth cannot forgive his friend Jacob for breaking a favorite toy until he learns first-hand that friends and family are more valuable than anything.

By Paige Billin-Frye (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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9780807506189 | Albert Whitman & Co, September 30, 2005, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Seth cannot forgive his friend Jacob for breaking a favorite toy until he learns first hand that friends and family are more valuable than anything.

Girl, You're Amazing!

An upbeat, rhyming tribute to girls offers readers encouragement to build confidence and self-esteem while whimsical paintings celebrate the many things that girls of every age can do.

By Virginia L Kroll, Wendy McClure (editor), Melisande Potter-Hall (illustrator) and Melisande Potter (illustrator)

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9780807529300 | Albert Whitman & Co, March 1, 2001, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Rhyming text celebrates the many remarkable things that girls can achieve, from packing a lunch box and lacing their shoes to swishing a basketball and climbing a tree.

Hands!

A lively concept book illustrated with large, bold illustrations explores the work that hands do from infancy to childhood, from teaching us about objects to enabling us to paint pictures and communicate with each other.

By Cathryn Falwell (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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9781563970511 | Boyds Mills Pr, September 1, 1997, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A concept book about the many ways we use our hands.

Hats Off to Hair

Celebrates the many choices of hairstyles worn by children around the world

By Kay Life (illustrator)

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9780881068696 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, March 1, 1995, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Celebrates the many choices of hairstyles worn by children around the world

9780881068689, titled "Hats Off to Hair!" | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, March 1, 1995, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Celebrates the many choices of hairstyles worn by children around the world

School and Library:

9780881068702 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, March 1, 1995, cover price $15.88 | About this edition: Celebrates the many choices of hairstyles worn by children around the world

Reinforced:

9780606164108, titled "Hats Off to Hair!" | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $14.60 | also contains Hats Off to Hair! | About this edition: Celebrates the many choices of hairstyles worn by children around the world

Helen the Fish

Hannah's big brother, Seth, comforts her when her beloved goldfish dies, and when her sadness goes away, Hannah buys a new fish for her little brother.

By Virginia L Kroll and Teri Weidner (illustrator)

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9780807531945 | Concept Books, April 1, 1992, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: When six-year-old Hannah's beloved goldfish dies after a relatively long life, she seeks comfort from her older brother Seth

Honest Ashley

When Ashley postpones a homework assignment until the last minute, she is tempted to pass off an old paper of her brother's as her own.

By Nancy Cote (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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School and Library:

9780807533710 | Albert Whitman & Co, April 30, 2006, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: When Ashley postpones a homework assignment until the last minute, she is tempted to pass off an old paper of her brother's as her own.

I Saw a Whale

By Virginia L Kroll

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Paperback:

9780963436054 | Seacoast Pubns of New England, May 1, 1994, cover price $6.95

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