Gassman, Julie

"Told in rhyme, a child is cautioned about the problems his dragon is likely to cause at school recess, even if it does not mean to"--Provided by publisher.

Alicia becomes homesick while on a school trip to Triumph Mountain, but with the help of her friend, she achieves her goal in ice skating.

Alicia's super-skill is jumping and in the past she has struck out at softball, so she is not happy about the new softball unit in gym--will she manage to get out of hitting, or can she practice enough to get good at it?.

We know you shouldn't take your dragon to the library, but what about taking him out to dinner? After all, dragons need to eat too! But with firey breath, flapping wings, and pointy spikes, that might not be a good idea! Rhyming text and diverse characters bring the importance of dinner manners to a new level in this colorful picture book by Julie Gassman.

September 11, 2001 was a black day in U.S. history. Amid the chaos, sea captains and crews raced by boat to the tragic Manhattan scene. Nearly 500,000 people on Manhattan Island were rescued that day in what would later be called the largest sea evacuation in history. In this rarely told story of heroism, we come to understand that in our darkest hours, people shine brightly as a beacon of hope.

A child brings a dragon to the library and learns a valuable lesson--libraries and dragons do not mix.

Alicia becomes homesick while on a school trip to Triumph Mountain, but with the help of her friend, she achieves her goal in ice skating.

Alicia tries to prove to her brother, Danny, that cheerleading is a real sport by having him accompany her to a cheerleading practice.

While sitting in the naughty chair, Roger thinks of a way he can stop being a crabby pants, but his family may not be happy with his solution.

Against her mother's wishes, Ruth wears her favorite pajamas to school but soon regrets her choice.