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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

My Sister, Then and Now: A Book About Mental Illness

Ten-year-old Rachael describes how her twenty-year-old sister's schizophrenia has affected the family and expresses her own feelings of sadness and anger

By Virginia L Kroll and Mary Worcester (illustrator)

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9780876147184 | Carolrhoda Books, August 1, 1992, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Ten-year-old Rachael describes how her twenty-year-old sister's schizophrenia has affected the family and expresses her own feelings of sadness and anger

My Sister, Then and Now

Ten-year-old Rachael describes how her twenty-year-old sister's schizophrenia has affected the family and expresses her own feelings of sadness and anger

By Virginia L Kroll and Mary Worcester (illustrator)

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9780876145845 | Reprint edition (First Avenue Editions, November 1, 1992), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Ten-year-old Rachael describes how her twenty-year-old sister's schizophrenia has affected the family and expresses her own feelings of sadness and anger

Naomi Knows It's Springtime

Naomi experiences all of the sensory delights of Spring, even though she is blind and must create a visual world within her own mind. By the author of Masai . . . and I.

By Jill Kastner (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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9781563970061 | Boyds Mills Pr, June 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Describes how Naomi can feel and smell and hear the arrival of spring, even if she cannot see what is happening

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.

I Saw a Whale

By Virginia L Kroll

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

Pink Paper Swans

Janetta, intrigued by the paper animals her neighbor Mrs. Tsujimoto makes, learns the art of origami and becomes Mrs. Tsujimoto's hands when her arthritis makes it difficult for her to continue

By Nancy L. Clouse (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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9780802850812 | Reprint edition (Eerdmans Pub Co, July 1, 1994), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Janetta, intrigued by the paper animals her neighbor Mrs.

The Seasons and Someone

The changing seasons and activities in the magnificent Alaskan landscape are viewed through the eyes of a young Eskimo girl. By the author of Masai and I.

By Tatsuro Kiuchi (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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9780152712334 | Harcourt Childrens Books, December 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A young Eskimo girl witnesses the changing seasons in Alaska

Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill: An African Mother Goose

Adapts Mother Goose rhymes to the people, culture, and wildlife of Africa

By Katherine Roundtree (illustrator)

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9780881068658 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, February 1, 1995, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Adapts Mother Goose rhymes to the people, culture, and wildlife of Africa

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9780881068665 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, February 1, 1995, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Adapts Mother Goose rhymes to the people, culture, and wildlife of Africa

9780881068672 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, February 1, 1995, cover price $15.88 | About this edition: Adapts Mother Goose rhymes to the people, culture, and wildlife of Africa

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9780606077279 | Demco Media, February 1, 1995, cover price $16.90 | About this edition: Adapts Mother Goose rhymes to the people, culture, and wildlife of Africa

Wood-Hoopoe Willie

Willie longs to express his musical talent with instruments created by his African ancestors--such as guedras, ecasas, atumpan, and dundun drums--and he gets his opportunity at the Kwanzaa festival

By Katherine Roundtree (illustrator)

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9780881064087 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, April 1, 1995, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Willie longs to express his musical talent with instruments created by his African ancestors--such as guedras, ecasas, atumpan, and dundun drums--and he gets his opportunity at the Kwanzaa festival

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9780881064100 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, February 1, 1993, cover price $15.88 | About this edition: Willie longs to express his musical talent with instruments created by his African ancestors--such as guedras, ecasas, atumpan, and dundun drums--and he gets his opportunity at the Kwanzaa festival

9780881064094 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, February 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Willie longs to express his musical talent with instruments created by his African ancestors--such as guedras, ecasas, atumpan, and dundun drums--and he gets his opportunity at the Kwanzaa festival

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9780606083966 | Demco Media, April 1, 1995, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: Willie longs to express his musical talent with instruments created by his African ancestors--such as guedras, ecasas, atumpan, and dundun drums--and he gets his opportunity at the Kwanzaa festival

Shelter Folks

Product Description: Nine-year-old Joelle is ashamed when she has to move into a shelter with her mom and little brother Eli. One day she sees a classmate of hers at the shelter and she doesn't feel so alone. When Joelle participates in the school play and her new friends from the shelter come to see her, she surprises her schoolmates and herself with feelings of pride and happiness...read more

By Jan Naimo Jones (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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9780802851062 | Eerdmans Pub Co, August 1, 1995, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Joelle is embarrassed that her family has to move into a shelter, but when she gets to know the other people living there and they come to see her in a school play, she no longer feels ashamed

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9780802851314 | Eerdmans Pub Co, February 1, 1996, cover price $7.00 | About this edition: Nine-year-old Joelle is ashamed when she has to move into a shelter with her mom and little brother Eli.

Sweet Magnolia

Denise visits her grandmother, a wildlife rehabilitator in the Louisiana bayou, and helps heal and free an injured grackle baby

By Laura Jacques (illustrator)

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9780881064148 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, August 1, 1995, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Denise visits her grandmother, a wildlife rehabilitator in the Louisiana bayou, and helps heal and free an injured grackle baby

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9780881064155 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, August 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Denise visits her grandmother, a wildlife rehabilitator in the Louisiana bayou, and helps heal and free an injured grackle baby

9780881064162 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, August 1, 1995, cover price $15.88 | About this edition: Denise visits her grandmother, a wildlife rehabilitator in the Louisiana bayou, and helps heal and free an injured grackle baby

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9780606099196 | Demco Media, August 1, 1995, cover price $14.77 | also contains Sweet Magnolia | About this edition: Denise visits her grandmother, a wildlife rehabilitator in the Louisiana bayou, and helps heal and free an injured grackle baby

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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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

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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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

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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

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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

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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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.

Masai and I

Linda, a little girl who lives in the city, learns about East Africa and the Masai in school, and imagines what her life might be like if she were Masai.

By Nancy Carpenter (illustrator)

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9780689804540 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, January 1, 1997), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A young girl learns about East Africa and the Masai people and begins to wonder what her life would be like if she were Masai

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9780027511659 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1992, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A young girl learns about East Africa and the Masai people and begins to wonder what her life would be like if she were Masai

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9780606116015 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, January 1, 1997), cover price $15.85 | About this edition: A young girl learns about East Africa and the Masai people and begins to wonder what her life would be like if she were Masai

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.

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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.

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.

I Wanted to Know About God

By Virginia L Kroll

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9780802851666, titled "I Wanted to Know All About God" | Eerdmans Pub Co, December 1, 1997, cover price $9.00 | also contains I Wanted to Know All About God

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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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

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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

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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

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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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

The Making of Angels

Product Description: From renowned children's book author virginia Kroll comes this delightful collection of original poems and crafts that explore and celebrate the mystery of angels. In addition to the beautifully-illustrated text, Kroll provides patterns and instructins for twelve angel crafts.

By Virginia L Kroll and Victoria Lisi (illustrator)

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9781889108414 | Ill edition (Living the Good News Inc, August 1, 1998), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: From renowned children's book author virginia Kroll comes this delightful collection of original poems and crafts that explore and celebrate the mystery of angels.

With Love: To Earth's Endangered Peoples

An introduction to the endangered cultures of the Quecha, Ainu, Bushmen, Toda, Inuit, Mbuti and Aborigine.

By Roberta Collier-Morales (illustrator) and Virginia L Kroll

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9781883220822 | Dawn Pubns, September 1, 1998, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: An introduction to the endangered cultures of the Quecha, Ainu, Bushmen, Toda, Inuit, Mbuti and Aborigine.

New Friends, True Friends, Stuck-Like-Glue-Friends

Illustrations and rhyming text provide a look at all kinds of friendships

By Virginia L Kroll and Rose Rosely (illustrator)

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9780802850850 | Eerdmans Pub Co, September 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Illustrations and rhyming text provide a look at all kinds of friendships

Paperback:

9780802852021, titled "New Friends, True Friends, Stuck-like-glue Friends" | Eerdmans Pub Co, September 1, 1994, cover price $9.00 | About this edition: Wriggly friends Squiggly friends Laughing and giggling friends All-kinds-of weather friends Always-together friendsThis whimsical look at friendship presents boys and girls playing together in a variety of settings.

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

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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

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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

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