From the same team that brought you "My Momma Likes to Say" comes this delightful interpretation of maxims, idioms, proverbs, and cliché s many students remember hearing on a regular basis in the classroom. From "Do you have ants in your pants?" to "Stick together!" and "Great minds think alike," readers will be intrigued by the history of these adages, told in poetry form as well as expository text, and amused by the witty illustrations, depicting these sayings as a child might imagine them.
Growing up with six sisters and one brother, there has...
Illustrated by Jane Monroe Donovan
From the same team that brought you "My Momma Likes to Say" comes this delightful interpretation of maxims, idiom...
Illustrated by Jane Monroe DonovanIt may be Christmastime but on a small, forlorn farm the holiday season is best forgotten, along with painful memories of loved ones lost. Mother Nature has other plans, however, and a chance snowstorm brings together two unlikely hearts, one human and one beast, yet both yearning for comfort, companionship, and that most elusive gift of all, hope. This lustrous jewel of a story, quietly told and perfectly complemented by soft, evocative paintings, reminds even the most cynical of readers that the heart indeed can recover and go on.Jane Monroe Donovan's...
Illustrated by Jane Monroe DonovanIt may be Christmastime but on a small, forlorn farm the holiday season is best forgotten, along with painful memori...
Drawn from the original text and intended for even the youngest of horse lovers, "Black Beauty's Early Days in the Meadow" depicts the first few months of the horse's life as a foal frolicking in the meadow. Full color.
Drawn from the original text and intended for even the youngest of horse lovers, "Black Beauty's Early Days in the Meadow" depicts the first few month...
