Russo, Marisabina

A grandmother tells her granddaughter the story of the charm bracelet that represent her own childhood experiences while she and her family tried to evade the Nazis in Italy during World War II.

The author shares the story of how her grandmother, mother, and two aunts survived the Holocaust of World War Two and came to America to start a new life.

As he plays in a very large box in his room and turns it into a house, then a cave, then a boat, Sam is reluctant to let his little brother Ben join him, but then he finds the perfect way for them to share.

When Hannah is in bed unable to sleep, she imagines all the fun the grown-ups are having--doing all the things she herself likes to do.

Max discusses with his mother good reasons why he'd like to trade her in, but admits there is one reason to keep her.

Sam and his big sister Hannah have fun playing together, until Hannah gets a new doll for her birthday and begins paying so much attention to the doll that Sam gets jealous.

Grandpa Abe enters Sarah's life as her grandmother's boyfriend, becomes her grandfather by marriage, and enriches her life before leaving it.

When a child visits her great-grandmother who speaks to her in an unfamiliar language, she makes up a story in her own head to fit her great-grandmother's gestures.

Becoming more and more annoyed as her brother Ben counts down the days until his birthday, Molly considers refusing to take part in the celebration.

A mother has some difficulty getting her little boy out of bed in the morning.