Friday, March 20, 2015

In Our Mothers' House by Patricia Polacco

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48 p., Philomel, 2009. Narrated in the voice of a little girl grown up, this story recounts memories of growing up in a warm, loving family....
Monday, October 13, 2014

Healing Stories blog news

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"Story of the week" posts have been appearing weekly for over eight years now, since September 2006, when Healing Stories was pub...
Monday, October 6, 2014

Big Sister Now: A Story About Me and our New Baby by Annette Sheldon

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Illustrated by Karen Maizel. 32 p., Magination, 2006. When there's a new baby at home, you don't get to be the baby any more. At fi...
Monday, September 29, 2014

The Sea Serpent and Me by Dashka Slater

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Illustrated by Catia Chien. 38 p., Houghton Mifflin, 2008. Sometimes being a friend means letting go. A little girl finds a beautiful sea s...
Monday, September 22, 2014

Always My Grandpa by Linda Scacco

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Illustrated by Nicole Wong. 48 p., Magination, 2007. When someone close to a child has Alzheimer's disease, the child may experience di...
Monday, September 15, 2014

The OK Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. 40 p., HarperCollins, 2007. In this story, it's OK to be just OK at things. The main character is a sti...
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Monday, September 8, 2014

Won't You Be My Hugaroo? by Joanne Ryder

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Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. 36 p., Harcourt, 2006. There are lots of kind of hugs, from twirly hugs and tickle hugs, to cheer-up hugs and...