Polacco, Patricia

A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.

After losing running, climbing, throwing, and burping competitions to her obnoxious older brother, a young girl makes a wish on a falling star.

Contains five video storybooks, including "Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair," in which Aunt Chip saves the town after everyone forgets how to read because of the invasion of television; as well as "The Best Story," "Dear Deer," "Hooray for Reading Day," and "The Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians.".

Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her overcome her problem.

Chronicles the friendship of Pink, a fifteen-year-old African-American Union soldier, and Say, his poor white comrade, as one nurses the other back to health from a battle wound and the two of them are imprisoned at Andersonville.

To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.

The story of a homemade quilt that ties together four generations of a Jewish family.