Frankie Parsons is a worrier. Are the smoke alarm batteries dead? Does the cat have worms? Could that odd-shaped spot on his chest be cancer? What about bird flu?Most of the people in Frankie’s world—his father, his brother and sister, his great-aunts, his best friend—seem gloriously untroubled. Only Ma takes his catalog of persistent anxieties seriously; only Ma listens patiently to his 10 p.m. questions. But of course, it is Ma who is the cause of the most worrying question of all.This extraordinary novel, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, with an impeccably drawn cast of characters, is the story of how one young boy’s carefully controlled world unravels around him. Frankie’s story will resonate with listeners of all ages.

Frankie Parsons is a worrier. Are the smoke alarm batteries dead? Does the cat have worms? Could that odd-shaped spot on his chest be cancer? What about bird flu? Most of the people in Frankie’s world ― his father, his brother and sister, his great-aunts, his best friend ― seem gloriously untroubled. Only Ma takes his catalog of persistent anxieties seriously; only Ma listens patiently to his 10 p.m. questions. But of course, it is Ma who is the cause of the most worrying question of all. This extraordinary novel, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, with an impeccably drawn cast of characters, is the story of how one young boy’s carefully controlled world unravels around him. Frankie’s story will resonate with listeners of all ages.

Product Description: Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 5/24/2011Pages: 40Reading Level: Age 2 and Up

Two ordinary people . . . in extraordinary circumstances. As the single father of quintuplet babies, Michael doesn’t just have his hands full. He has his life full. Too full. The last thing he wants is to fall in love with Olivia, the girl next door. He doesn’t have the time. He’s too busy changing diapers. In the evenings, Olivia quilts and watches Pride and Prejudice, but after the babies move in, she finds herself watching their tall, dark, handsome dad instead. Love is always extraordinary. The Baby Tree is a Christian romance.

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