Joosse, Barbara M

Sailor Old Robert lives a solitary existence until some performing cats come into his life.

"Over the course of eighty years a spruce tree grows, along with the little boy who first selected it at a tree farm. At the end of its life, the tree is chosen to be the centerpiece of a city's holiday celebration"--Provided by publisher.

In the dead middle of summer, the Scarface Detectives investigate their creepiest case yet when a mysterious client sends them to Oak Hill Cemetery, where Loonie Loraine is buried.

"Once there was a girl, a very little girl. And there was a dragon, a very [big] dragon. They were friends..."--Dust jacket.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

"Using the window as her stage, Gramma uses the things in her basket to create a wonderful parade of shadow animals."--Provided by publisher.

A mother hen keeps her seven baby chicks safe even though they want to go exploring.

Third-grader, Anna Skoggen, struggles to express her true personality, and finally finds a way to be herself and become friends with her older sister, Kimberly.

Elisabeth is old enough to go to the fruit cellar alone, but she is afraid of the spiders lurking there.

"When a lonely dragon follows a trail of princess tears, a beautiful friendship is born. They march and sing, roar and whisper, hide and seek, then settle into snug companionship at bedtime"--Provided by publisher.