Hurwitz, Johanna

Home and school adventures of Russell, age six and growing up fast.

Seven-year-old Russell and his three-year-old sister Elisa have adventures with friends and family in their apartment building.

Relates the adventures of an inquisitive little girl who lives in a large apartment building in New York with her parents and little brother Teddy.

Curtis gets a dog when his parents divorce, but his beloved new dog causes problems that he did not expect.

Ten-year-old Ezra tries to convince his scholarly father that his baseball fever is not wasting his mind.

A traumatic event in the lives of seventeen-year-old Stephen and his fourteen-year-old sister helps them to understand and accept themselves and each other.

Russell decides to stay home from nursery school and be a baby just like his new sister, but he soon discovers that being treated like a baby when you are a big boy is no fun at all.

Elisa is determined to find a way to make everything work out once she enters the second grade and decides to prove she is a big girl to her parents and brothers.

A prominent children's books author shares her life, her daily activities, and her creative process, showing how all are intertwined.

The year Elisa enters the first grade is filled with exciting times at school and special celebrations at home.