Pat McKissack

During the Depression, three young sisters get one baby doll for Christmas and must find a way to share.

Despite their own poverty since Daddy died, Mama tells nine-year-old James Otis they need to help Sarah, whose family lost everything in a fire.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of the scientist who promoted the idea of crop rotation and found many uses for peanuts.

Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish.

Parents and grandparents will delight in sharing this exuberant book with the children in their lives. Here is a songbook, a storybook, a poetry collection, and much more, all rolled into one. Find a partner for hand claps such as "Eenie, Meenie, Sassafreeny, " or form a circle for games like "Little Sally Walker." Gather as a family to sing well-loved songs like "Amazing Grace" and "Oh, Freedom, " or to read aloud the poetry of such African American...

Simple text and illustrations of a variety of insects introduce the numbers one through five.

When Messy Bessey starts to clean up her desk at school, she inspires the rest of the class to clean up the entire room.

A little African monkey runs away from all the dangerous animals except one.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life and accomplishments of this famous abolitionist.