Eve Bunting

Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Frog finds a flower and tries to keep it alive, flies on his seagull friend's back, and gets help from his friends when he has trouble falling asleep.

Jamie seeks a way to prove he is not too young to march in the big St. Patrick's Day parade.

When Big Bear outgrows his old boat, he gives it to Little Bear and builds himself a new one--just like it except bigger--until his friends start making suggestions that result in something very different.

All the animals of the barnyard community hurry to greet their newest member, who is just pecking his way out of an egg.

Introduces young readers to details about Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral.