Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Blue Sky Pre
Keywords: star, falling, adaline
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2002-06-01
List price: $5.99
ISBN-10: 0439059488
ISBN-13: 9780439059480

Legendary scout Kit Carson’s sassy daughter Adaline, or Falling Star, as her Arapaho mother called her before succumbing to cholera, is mute with grief. Her widowed father has left her with his racist, cruel relatives until he returns from his Rocky Mountain expedition. But her cousins’ treatment of her is more than she can bear. Instead of allowing her to go to school, they force her to work as a servant in the schoolhouse. Due to her "half-breed" status, she is barely considered human. Her mixed heritage causes her plenty of internal confusion, as well. "I’m a mix, I reckon

Authors:Audrey Wood,  Bruce Wood,
Publisher: The Blue Sky Pre
Keywords: colors, book, sea, blue
Number of Pages: 40
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 0439753821
ISBN-13: 9780439753821

Readers will love learning their colors with this brightly illustrated, cumulative picture book by bestselling author Audrey Wood and her dynamic, digital-artist son, Bruce. Starting with a rock, a red rock, in the middle of the deep blue sea, the story takes a closer look at this tropical locale. The simple, repetitive text makes for a fun read-aloud for storytime or sharing, and identifying the vivid images and strong colors provides an exciting concept learning experience for young readers.

Author: Jane Yole
Publisher: The Blue Sky Pre
Keywords: love, dinosaurs
Number of Pages: 40
Published: 2009-10-01
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0545143144
ISBN-13: 9780545143141

Parents and children can never have enough ways to say "I love you"--and now, America’s favorite dinosaurs are giving families a funny book, perfect for bedtime, storytime, anytime. Even when little dinosaurs are naughty, it’s important to remind them that no matter what they do, they are always loved. In this book, readers will laugh aloud as parents cope with the typical antics of childhood, but in the end, hugs and kisses show your little one how much you care.

Authors:Michael J. Rosen,  John Thompso,
Publisher: Blue Sky Pre
Keywords: wish, thanksgiving
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1999-10-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0590255630
ISBN-13: 9780590255639

Thanksgiving is the biggest holiday of the year for Amanda’s grandmother Bubbe. Every year Amanda’s family and all the relatives travel to Bubbe’s house for her giant tom turkey, stuffing made from her own braided challah, and enough pumpkin pies for each family to take one home. But this year Bubbe is no longer with them, and everyone wonders if the holiday can ever be the same. When the power in Amanda’s house goes out unexpectedly during the meal preparation, it looks as if there may not even be a Thanksgiving. But help is on the way, and this turns out to be a very

Author: Cynthia Rylant
Publisher: Blue Sky Pre
Keywords: press, scholastic, bookshop
Number of Pages: 40
Published: 1996-09-01
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 0590543318
ISBN-13: 9780590543316

When the owner of Martha Jane’s Bookshop goes into the hospital to get her tonsils out, the whole town fights over who will get to take care of Martha Jane, the owner’s beloved dog. By the author of Dog Heaven.

Author: Jane Yole
Publisher: The Blue Sky Pre
Keywords: friends, play, dinosaurs
Number of Pages: 12
Published: 2006-09-01
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 043985654X
ISBN-13: 9780439856546

What if a dinosaur’s friends come to play? Does he mope, does he pout if he can’t get his way? Does he hide all his dump trucks, refusing to share? Does he throw his friends’ coloring books up in the air? Time and time again, children are told to "play nice." This brilliantly illustrated board book is packed with rhymes that will teach children how. Mark Teague’s laugh-aloud illustrations, along with Jane Yolen’s playful text, will show children that "playing nice" can be easy and fun. Perfect for parents to read aloud with their children, this book is as humorou

Authors:Audrey Wood,  Don Wood,
Publisher: Blue Sky Pre
Keywords: wish, jubal
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2000-10-01
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 043916964X
ISBN-13: 9780439169646

Jubal Bullfrog wishes for happiness for his animal friends and finds that sometimes wishes come true in an unexpected way.