by Na'ima bint Robert (2005)
When Tariq's new baby brother is born, he brings a bag of dates to class in celebration. Miss Smith decides to have the class explore the ways that different cultures celebrate birth and the five senses at the same time.
Jennifer Plecas
"When baby says 'bah!' the rest of the family scrambles to bring him balls and books and bows and bottles, sheep and baby dolls and blankets and even a brother! But it turns out that all along, the baby was just trying to say 'bye-bye'"--
Ali Sparkes
Josh and Danny can't wait to try out Petty Potts's crazy new spray that will turn them into lizards! Soon, they're making the most of their amazing speed and agility by whizzing up a tree. But in no time they're in deep doo-doo, surrounded by bird poo and in serious danger of being swallowed whole by two moody owls.
Mitali Perkins
Secretly in love with her best friend and business partner Steve, fifteen-year-old Jazz must spend the summer away from him when her family goes to India during that country's rainy season to help set up a clinic.
Marilyn Levinson
When her father leaves the family to marry a younger woman, eleven-year-old Cassie Landauer feels she can't trust any male, including her best friend, until her great-uncle helps her put the changes in her life in perspective.