Quick view Darling, Mercy Dog of World War I by Alison Hart An action-packed, heartwarming story of a World War I canine hero When the British military asks for dogs to help the war effort, Darlings family reluctantly sends her to be trained as a mercy dog. Through gunfire and poisonous gases, its Darlings job... View Details
Quick view Anna's Blizzard by Alison Hart When a fierce blizzard suddenly kicks up on a mild winter day, a young Nebraska girl must find the courage and strength to lead others to safety. It is 1888. Twelve-year-old Anna loves life on the Nebraska prairie where she lives with her parents and... View Details
Quick view Cats Vanish Slowly by Ruth Tiller In twelve poems, Tiller crafts the stories of the countless cats at Grandmother's farm. Accompanying illustrations by Seeley reveal the beauty and the nature of cats. View Details
Quick view Leo, Dog of the Sea by Alison Hart An action-packed and heartwarming story of a hardened old sea dog on Magellan's journey to Spice Island. After three ocean voyages, Leo knows not to trust anyone but himself. But when he sets sail with Magellan on a journey to find a westward route to... View Details
Quick view A Storm Called Katrina by Myron Uhlberg  A moving story of the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the people of New Orleans, as seen through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy. Louis Daniel hates it when Mama treats him like a baby. But when Hurricane Katrina blows through the Gulf Coast on a... View Details
Quick view Lucky Enough by Fred Bowen Trey is overjoyed when his lucky charm helps him make the travel team, but will his luck hold out? When Trey's treasured lucky charm--a piece of blue sea glass he found near his grandmother's beach house--"helps" him make it onto the Ravens... View Details
Quick view Marching with Aunt Susan by Claire Rudolf Murphy Not allowed to go hiking with her father and brothers because she is a girl, Bessie learns about women's rights when she attends a suffrage rally led by Susan B. Anthony. View Details
Quick view Blacksmith's Song by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk The nine-year-old son of a blacksmith learns to communicate messages to travelers on the Underground Railroad using his father's hammer and anvil before his family joins the others in traveling to freedom. View Details
Quick view Murphy Gold Rush Dog by Alison Hart Murphy wants to help Sally and Mama build a new life in Nome, but life in the mining town is not easy. Can the three of them find a home-and maybe a fortune? View Details
Quick view Ol' Bloos Boogie Woogie Band and Blues Ensemble by Jan Huling The Bremen Town Musicians, featuring a group of questionably talented but determined animals, is retold with a spicy Louisiana flair. View Details
Quick view Blue House Dog by Deborah Blumenthal A boy without a dog and a dog without an owner find each other in this powerful moving story of loneliness and redemption. View Details
Quick view I Am Tama, Lucky Cat: A Japanese Legend by Wendy Henrichs Under the shadow of the white-capped mountains of Japan, a white cat with unusual markings arrives at the door of a rundown temple. A kind and gentle monk takes him in and names him Tama, Lucky Cat. Tama watches as his new master teaches Buddhas ways to... View Details