Fran Manushkin

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

Bouquets of babies sweet to hold: cocoa-brown, cinnamon, and honey gold. Ginger-coloured babies, peaches and cream, too - splendid skin for me, splendid skin for you! A delightfully rhythmical read-aloud text is paired with bright, bustling art from the award-winning Lauren Tobia, illustrator of Anna Hibiscus, in this joyful exploration of the new skin of babyhood. A wonderful gift book for new mums and toddlers, all children can see themselves, and...

When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.

Katie and her class visit a farm, and find out where eggs and milk come from.

Katie is nervous about a sleepover at her grandparents' house.

Katie is enrolled in a gymnastics class, but when she has trouble doing some of the moves she gets discouraged and considers dropping out.

Katie Woo learns different ways to cope with the death of her dog.

Katie's dad surprises her with a trip to a ranch where she can ride a real horse.

As Katie, her parents, and friends celebrate Independence Day with a parade, games, a picnic, and fireworks, the few things that go wrong do not interfere with their fun.

Disappointed that her monster costume does not frighten anyone, Katie Woo still finds a way to have a happy Halloween.