Carmen Agra Deedy

Miss Lotta Scales is a dragon who believes her job is to protect the school's library books from the children, but when she finally realizes that books are meant to be read, the dragon turns into Miss Lotty, librarian and storyteller.

In June of 2002, a mere nine months since the September 11 attacks, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya. An American diplomat is surrounded by hundreds of Maasai people. A gift is about to be bestowed upon the American men, women, and children, and he is there to accept it. The gift is as unexpected as it is extraordinary. Hearts are raw as these legendary Maasai warriors offer their gift to a grieving people half...

"Safe in his burrow deep below the ground as Australian bushfires rage above, Wombat opens his home to five animal friends seeking shelter, in this heartwarming story about help in the time of trouble"--

Have you ever been REALLY, mad at your best friend? Cada día, Rita y Ralph se reúnen para jugar bajo el manzano. Siempre se divierten, hasta el triste día en que un juego nuevo hace llorar a uno de los dos. ¿Quién iba a decir que era tan difícil decir "Lo siento"? Every day, Rita and Ralph meet to play beneath the apple tree. It's always fun and games, until one roundly rotten day, when a new game means someone ends up crying. Who knew it...

Miss Lotta Scales, a dragon also known as Miss Lotty the librarian, wants to retire from taking care of the school's library but will not willingly stand by and see her beloved books replaced by computers.

Retells the story of King Christian X and the Danish resistance to the Nazis during World War II.

"The mayor of the noisy city of La Paz institutes new laws forbidding all singing, but a brave little rooster decides he must sing, despite the progressively severe punishments he receives for continuing to crow. The silenced populace, invigorated by the rooster's bravery, ousts the tyrannical mayor and returns their city to its free and clamorous state."

When Agatha buys a new feather bed and six angry naked geese show up to get their feathers back, the incident reminds her to think about where things come from.

Presents a collection of humorous stories from over two dozen contemporary female writers, as well as autobiographical essays, comics, poems, and comic strips.

In June of 2002, a mere nine months since the September 11 attacks, a very unusual ceremony begins in a far-flung village in western Kenya. An American diplomat is surrounded by hundreds of Maasai people. A gift is about to be bestowed upon the American men, women, and children, and he is there to accept it. The gift is as unexpected as it is extraordinary. Hearts are raw as these legendary Maasai warriors offer their gift to a grieving people half...