Who is playing that beautiful music in the subway? And why is nobody listening? This gorgeous picture book is based on the true story of Joshua Bell, the renowned American violinist who famously took his instrument down into the Washington D.C. subway for a free concert. More than a thousand commuters rushed by him, but only seven stopped to listen for more than a minute. In The Man with the Violin, bestselling author Kathy Stinson has woven a heart-warming story that reminds us all to stop and appreciate the beauty that surrounds us. Dylan is someone who notices things. His mom is someone who doesn’t. So try as he might, Dylan can’t get his mom to listen to the man playing the violin in the subway station. With the beautiful music in his head all day long, Dylan can’t forget the violinist, and finally succeeds in making his mother stop and listen, too. Vividly imagined text combined with illustrations that pulse with energy expertly demonstrate the transformative power of music. With a postscript explaining Joshua Bell’s story, and afterword by Joshua Bell himself.

A little girl explains why she likes her red stockings, jacket, boots, mittens, pajamas, cup, and barrettes better than those of other colors.

Product Description: In this quirky collection, award-winning author for young people Kathy Stinson offers characters and plotlines that reflect the many ways teens learn about lust and love. From the first stirrings of same-sex desire on a lakeside beach to troubling paternity questions around a teen pregnancy, 101 Ways to Dance reflects the spectrum of teen sexuality from the very sweet to the very scary...read more

A little girl describes how she feels about her parents' separation and explains how she spends the time she's with each of them.

Product Description: NOTE: Miniature book. Measures 3.4 x 3.4 inches The little girl in this simple but exuberant story knows that red barrettes are best, “because they make my hair laugh.”

From hair to toes and the private bits in between, a redesigned picture book for toddlers describes various parts of the human body through simple prose and realistic drawings. Simultaneous.

Matthew, bored when he is stuck at home, alone, over summer vacation with nothing to do in the small town of Pebble Creek, is suddenly drawn into a mystery when he receives a postcard pointing the way to a secret treasure.

When Matt discovers a magician's costume and a note that hints at buried treasure as he is cleaning out the attic of his elderly neighbor, Mr. Grubb, he and his friends decide to solve the mystery and find out what the treasure is.

Matt is determined to win the Pebble Creek bike race in order to replace his old bike with the grand prize--a new mountain bike--but all of his friends want to win as well, and he is not sure their friendship will survive the competition.

Inspired by his grandchildren and by children he sees at school, Mr. Elliot, the school custodian, decides to learn how to read.

A little girl explains why she likes her red stockings, jacket, boots, mittens, pajamas, cup, and barrettes better than those of other colors

Five children dress in different colorful costumes emphasizing their hair, mouth, ears, shoulders, stomachs, eyes hands, knees, feet, and toes

Product Description: This sensitive story explores a young boy's feelings and fantasies about being adopted. The simple, straightforward text helps families discuss the issue of adoption. Soft, pastel illustrations, depicting the boy's search for a lost baseball mitt, mirror his concern about something missing in himself, or in his life...read more

As the daughter of divorced parents, twelve-year-old Al faces the heartrending decision of whether to live with her mother in western Canada or with her father in Toronto.

A little girl explains why she likes her red stockings, jacket, boots, mittens, pajamas, cup, and barrettes better than those of other colors

A young girl uses her imagination to turn socks into lizards, pajamas into giant frogs, spinach into worms, bags of old clothes into monsters, and hoses into snakes

When Meg, Nicole, and their parents visit Aunty, they find that five people sharing two beds and a couch doesn't always work out the way they had planned

Product Description: Sports fans and sky watchers, game players, science and nature lovers - everyone you can think of has been influenced by the fabulous ball.