Vanessa Brantley-Newton

"When Grandma Mimi comes to visit, her granddaughter cannot wait to see what treasures she has hidden in her purse."--

There are all kinds of girls! Girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mom and girls who wish they had a daddy. With bright portraits in vibrant colors and unique patterns and fabrics, this book invites you to find yourself within its pages.--inside front cover.

"Hannah Sparkles, an enthusiastic little girl who loves life and pom-poms, learns that everyone finds happiness in different ways"--

Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten.

A young boy begins banging on pots and pans in his front yard, enticing other children to join him, and before long the entire city is feeling the beat.

Instilled with confidence by her parents, a young girl has a great first day of kindergarten.

A classroom of exuberant youngsters explores art in its most varied forms, from painting, music, and writing to cooking and performing.

"A picture book about a little girl who has a big night out with her mother at an awards show"--

Perry knows all of Mama's shoes. She knows that the zip-zup shoes are for skipping and swinging in the park. She knows that the pat-put shoes are for splishing and splashing in the rain. And she knows that no-shoes are for bath time and bedtime. But, one morning Mama puts on click-clack shoes, and Perry wonders what these new shoes are for. When Mama drops Perry at Nan's house, and the click-clack shoes take Mama away for the whole day, Perry decides...

Ruby wants to get back at her brother Roosevelt because he played tricks on her and her friends at her last slumber party.