gifts

A collection of prose poems, mini stories about the joys and pains of giving and receiving, featuring a wide cast of characters.

A surprise gift turns out to be quite a problem.

Children at a birthday party attempt to guess what is squeaking inside a wrapped package.

Mikki Jo is able to trade the blackberries she picks for what she needs to make a special present for her baby cousin.

Martha the moth invites her friends over for her birthday dinner, but she is so hungry while she cooks that she begins to eat all the wooly treats she bought at the store.

While preparing for Christmas in Puerto Rico, seven-year-old Esmeralda asks the Three Magi for a baby doll like her cousin's, but when they bring something else instead she gains a deeper understanding of the meaning of the holiday.

Langley the snail arrives at the store too late to buy the perfect Father's Day present for his dad, but on the return trip, he finds that the very best gifts are from the heart.

Little Donkey chooses a beautiful red kite as a gift for his friend's birthday and then wants the gift for himself.

When attention must be paid to her little sister Chloe's birthday, Giselle, who lives with her family in France, makes inappropriate gift suggestions and almost spoils the big day.

Craft ideas with varying degrees of difficulty are presented, allowing children to make gifts with little or no adult assistance.