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Sarah Jean's Uncle Jed was the only black barber in the county. He travelled far to cut his customers' hair--and he dreamed of the day when he could open his very own barbershop. With Ransome's richly colored paintings brimming with life, this is a stirring tale of dreams long deferred and finally realized. 1994 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book.

This decades-old song describes the teddy bears' grand picnic in the woods.

Brief text and pictures present the life of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture.

A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.

It's time for the Amazing Pet Contest, and the winner gets to go on "Mr. Lizard's Funhouse" on TV. Nancy is entering Chocolate Chip, her soccer-playing puppy. But something is wrong. Chip won't do his trick. Nancy believes Chip is sick. She also doesn't think it will be fair if Chip doesn't get to go on TV because somebody played a dirty trick on her!

The new girl in school, Mari Cheng, had brought in her special toy--a beautiful unicorn with a silver mane--and someone had stolen it! Now what Mari needs most is a special friend to help her feel better--and maybe find Silvermane. Someone like Nancy Drew!

Nancy's puppy finds an old key in Bess's backyard, and after Bess puts the key in the house, it disappears! Who took it? What's the big secret? Nancy's asking the questions, and the answer could be a real surprise.

Nancy, Bess, and George are going skiing. But the whole weekend is getting crazy. Someone is playing dirty tricks on them. It's up to Nancy to find out who's turning the snow fun into no fun at all.

Put in charge of holding the money that her class has collected to buy their teacher a wedding gift, Bess is horrified when the money is stolen.

Nancy has to find out who is playing the dirty tricks because if everybody's mad, nobody wins.

Once there was a witch who longed for pumpkin pie. Unfortunately, the pumpkin she had grown from a seed became so big she simply couldn't get it off the vine. Although 'she pulled and she tugged and she pulled...that pumpkin just sat.' Along came a ghost. 'I am bigger than you and stronger, too, ' said he. 'Let me try.' Well, the witch wanted that whole pumpkin for herself. But she needed help-Halloween was just hours away....

With simple text and bright cut-paper art, 'Pablo's Tree' captures the special relationship between grandparent and child.

Two wooden dolls rearrange wooden building blocks to form various objects.

A little cat comes to the home of a poor Japanese artist and, by humility and devotion, brings him good fortune.

Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of America's sixteenth president.

One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians.

This lyrical and luminously illustrated picture book explores the beauty of the everyday moments in a child's world.Light can be so many things! The twinkle of a faraway star, a firefly captured in a jar, a mother's love, a turtle dove... Through this thoughtful and celebratory book, young readers will discover the special glow in everything from nature to the smiles of loved ones. Each page reveals a different sparkle found in a child's simple but extraordinary world. The light revealed on the final page makes a fitting finale for this sweet, bright tale.

Seventeen-year-old Rachel Kim confronts the dark underbelly of the K-pop world as she strives to become a K-pop star.

When Nick decides to teach his cats to read, Verne is very much interested, especially in books about mice and fish, but Stevenson wants nothing to do with the project--or does he?

Jessie never suspected that witches are real, or that she is one, in the start of this paranormal suspense saga from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike.Heading off for a weekend in Las Vegas with her friends, Jessie Ralle has only one worry—how to make it through the road trip in the same car with her Ex, Jimmy Kelter. The guy who broke her heart five months ago when he dumped her for no reason. The guy who's finally ready to tell her why he did it, because he wants her back. But what Jessie doesn't realize is that Jimmy is the least of her problems. In Las Vegas she meets Russ, a mesmerizing stranger who shows her how to gamble, and who never seems to lose. Curious, Jessie wants to know his secret, and in response, alone in his hotel room, he teaches her a game that opens a door to another reality. To Witch World. Suddenly Jessie discovers that she's stumbled into a world where some people can do the impossible, and others may not even be human. Are there really witches? Is she one of them? Originally published as Witch World, this classic edge-of-your-seat thrill ride from #1 bestselling author Christopher Pike keeps you guessing right until the last page.

A National Book Award finalist teams up with a celebrated illustrator to tell the story of Sarah Hale, who in the 1800s began a letter-writing campaign to designate a day to celebrate the Pilgrims' arrival in America. Full color.