FROM SARAH:

This story is epistolary perfection! Perfect for when you're learning about The Great Depression, letter writing, or springtime/gardens. It's one of my all-time favorites.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

It's the Great Depression, Uncle Jim is grumpy, and Lydia Grace is shipped off to live with him. She worries she'll have nowhere to plant her beloved seeds, and she also wonders if she'll ever see Uncle Jim smile. One of my all-time favorites.

**Description from Amazon: Meet an unforgettable bibliophileElizabeth Brown doesn't like to play with dolls and she doesnt like to skate. What she does like to do is read books. Lots of books. The only problem is that her library has gotten so big she can't even use her front door anymore. What should Elizabeth Brown do? Star...

**Description from Amazon: When Isabel and her family move to the United States, Isabel misses all the things she left behind in Mexico, especially her aunt Lupita and hearing people speak Spanish. But she also experiences some wonderful new things--her first snow storm and a teacher who does not speak Spanish but has a big s...

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

Beginning in the dark hours of morning, an Amish girl, along with two adult companions, sets off for the big city for the first time. The reader receives nightly reports through young Hannah's diary, in which, with tireless awe, she relates the significant events of the day. Each experience is decidedly new to Hannah -- a trip to the top of a skyscraper, a visit to the aquarium -- yet in each she finds some universal element that reminds her of home. Though she loves the city, a trip to the art museum on the final day of her visit clinches Hannah's longing for family and familiarity; fortunately, the bus is ready to take her back to the place she loves most.

**Description from Amazon: Miss McGillicuddy's simple country routine continues through-out the year in spite of a very unusual tree growing in her yard.

**Description from Amazon: From the beloved husband-and-wife team of The Gardener, a Caldecott Honor BookAnnabelle Bernadette Clementine DoddWas a good little girl, though decidedly odd.Belle lived every day as if she were grown --She thought she could do everything all on her own.Lucky for Belle, she has a friend at home, a ...

**Description from Amazon: A dazzling depiction of the connection between diverse readers of all ages and their books, from beloved author-illustrator team Sarah Stewart and David Small. This Book of Mine is a celebration of the power of reading, of the ways in which books launch our adventures, give us comfort, challenge our...