Patricia Polacco
Author
Series
Rotten Richie tales volume 1
Language
English
Description
After losing running, climbing, throwing, and burping competitions to her obnoxious older brother, a young girl makes a wish on a falling star.
Author
Language
English
Description
Describes how a teacher named Miss Chew encouraged individuality, and accepted learning differences, and helped a young student with academic difficulties get extra time to take tests and permission to be in advanced art classes. Inspired by the author's memories of her art teacher.
4) Thunder cake
Author
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.
7) Mrs. Mack
Author
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
The author remembers the summer when she was ten years old and staying with her father in Michigan where she took riding lessons and became best friends with a perfect horse.
10) Bun Bun Button
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Paige Darling loves the stuffed rabbit her grandmother has made for her, but when she ties a helium-filled balloon to Bun Bun Button the toy gets loose and goes floating away, and it may take some Darling luck to bring her home.
12) Clara and Davie
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Describes how a young, shy Clara Barton loved and nurtured animals and plants before her older brother recognized Clara's gifts and encouraged her to develop her healing skills.
13) Oh, look!
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Three goats visit a fair but run home after they seem to encounter a troll.
17) Emma Kate
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Emma Kate and her best friend, a toy elephant, share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time!
Author
Series
Rotten Richie tales volume 2
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Richie and his younger sister Trisha face off in a contest to see whose hobby is more challenging.