Little, Jean

As the world around her braces itself for World War II, a young Canadian girl with impaired vision prepares to begin public high school.

A collection of poetry and prose by Canadian author Jean Little.

While visiting his Aunt Rose on the farm, Ben receives an unexpected birthday present--a big Labrador retriever. How can Ben tell her he is afraid of his new dog?.

Lonely in a new town, Lucy finds a little dog and wants to keep him but her parents insist that she try to find the dog's owners.

Eleven-year-old Victoria Cope writes in her diary about events in her Canadian household in 1897, including her mother's pregnancy, and the addition of an orphan, or home girl, to the family who quickly becomes dear to everyone's heart.

Sally is worried about leaving the special school she has been attending for children with cerebral palsy and fitting in with her active family and beginning regular school.

Foster child Min Randall has never felt accepted by the families that have taken her in, and when her latest foster mother returns her to the social worker just before Christmas, Min fears her holiday will be ruined, until a kind doctor takes her home for the holiday and teaches Min about the true meaning of Christmas and love.