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Noodles and Leila are best friends and desk buddies at school. They like each other’s company so much that they play and do homework together, even after school. When Leila visits this time, neither of them is in the mood for homework. “I have an idea!” Noodles says after they have some sweet treats her mom made. They will play dress-up!

Carly Zimpleton loves colorful dresses, picking flowers, and...playing dodgeball! She might not look it, but she’s not afraid to work up a sweat. She’s both girly and sporty, and she doesn’t care who knows it! When her classmate Jimmy sneakily throws a ball at her during gym class, Carly retaliates in kind. She grabs the ball, throws it at Jimmy, and...almost hits her teacher right in the face!

The ninth of May is Carly’s favorite day in the world: her birthday! Carly throws a big party in her backyard, and her mom makes sweet treats, grilled hotdogs, and Carly’s favorite, her signature blueberry cheesecake! Everything looks perfect, and her friends start arriving and bringing presents.

There are three days to go until Saturday, when Noodles and her family will move to California, or as Noodles calls it, the beach! She is all packed and ready to go, and the first thing she wants to do when they get there is visit the beach. In the end, it takes a few days for them to settle in and unpack all their belongings.

Noodles spent the day playing outside with her friends. Her hands are dirty, but who could have fun and keep their hands clean at the same time? When she gets home, her poodle Tiny welcomes her by jumping on her and licking her face. Her mom sees her clothes and filthy hands and rolls her eyes. She asks Noodles to wash her hands before eating.

Noodles is one of the first to show up at Leila’s birthday party. She loves to dance, so she immediately steps on the dance floor. Her friends begin to cheer as she busts her fancy moves, and her body follows the rhythm of the song flawlessly. When everyone praises her, Noodles says, “I get it from my momma!” On the way home, her mom says she’s gotten her something.

Carly loves watching movies, especially when she goes to the cinema with her friends and family. Her mom says it will be a while until they can go to the movie theater again, but it’s okay. They’ve started having movie nights at home instead! On Friday, Carly reminds her friends that they are having a movie night the next day.

It’s the end of the school year, which only means two things for Noodles: vacation and student pictures! Student pictures are a big deal for the senior class, as they are included in the yearbook. Noodles knows this, but is not concerned about it. She just wants to have fun!

A book simple enough for a child to understand their journey through foster care and a beautiful story for a foster and/or adoptive parent to play for their child.

Sophia, una niña enérgica y brillante y única hija de sus padres, se enfada con su madre con el paso de los meses y no va a la escuela. Su padre, el sostén de la familia, dueño de una pequeña panadería, murió repentinamente. La madre de Sophia, entristecida por la muerte de su marido, apenas puede gestionar la panadería, por lo que le faltaba financiación para comprar comida y enviar a Sophia a la escuela.

Nicky, Sophia’s mother, went to the market, leaving Sophia home alone with her Dachshund dog, Perry. Sophia and Perry sit behind their house when a Tugboat crashed on the Riverhead in their backyard. The intriguing adventure of Sophia and Perry begins. They spin into action to save a person’s life.

A Black woman who suffered the outrages of apartheid - including the murder of her father - shares her outlook on her struggles with humanity and forgiveness.

A book simple enough for a child to understand their journey through foster care and a beautiful story for a foster and/or adoptive parent to listen along with their child.

Are there second chances at true love? How do you find a good man and keep him? After a night of drinking and the dreaded walk of shame, Katie needs a road trip and an intervention with her girlfriends. Four attractive, successful women, yet they can’t find and keep good men.

It was on a Christmas Eve and you could feel the festive cheer and happiness in the atmosphere. Everyone was happily dancing, playing, and laughing together, but for three kids, Liam, Emma, and Sophia, this Christmas was not like any they had seen before…. Liam and Emma want Sophia to join them so they can go help decorate the Christmas tree in the village but she’s sitting alone, sad, and is crying on her doorstep. They can’t find Oliver, her cat. Where is Oliver? And why is there a creepy owl staring at them?

Jim is arrogant, and Krista is curious. Jim's curiosity is about to get him in deep trouble when they comes upon an abandoned house.

Jake, a 17 year old, awakens to find himself trapped and unable to move. Meanwhile, he hears voices whispering to him. Listen to the end to see if Jake can find out where he is and from where the voices are coming.

Entre un grupo de aburridos animales de la selva liderados por Cebra, cada uno se imagina que es el rey. Jugar este juego les enseña sus diferencias y (más importante) sus propios gustos y preferencias. Cebra se da cuenta de que está bien jugar con otros animales siempre que escuche su voz interior cuando le advierte del peligro y de la importancia de mantener límites claros.

Tres niños multirraciales de 7 años se hacen amigos de un ser especial con poderes sobrenaturales de una parte encantada de la Antártida: Cubbie Azul, de 3 pulgadas de alto y su perro, Punto. Cubbie y Punto aprenden el verdadero significado de la amistad y cómo resolver pequeños y grandes problemas, mientras les enseñan a los niños mensajes sutiles sobre lo que está bien y lo que está mal, y que a veces se encuentran aliados improbables entre seres que parecen tener las mayores diferencias.

Incapaces de ponerse de acuerdo en sus ideas sobre Dios, cuatro tribus étnicas diferentes - griegos, chinos, zulúes y mayas - que normalmente viven juntas en armonía, de repente se vuelven conflictivas cuando se acercan las fiestas religiosas. Cuando Niko, un joven griego, sueña con Dios, se crea aún más desarmonía.