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My Mom's Having a Baby!: A Kid's Month-by-Month Guide to Pregnancy
Dori Hillestad Butler, Carol Thompson
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 2005)Elizabeth's mom is having a baby, and the whole family is involved. Elizabeth learns all about the baby's development, and she traces his growth, month by month. She learns how the baby got inside Mom, too.
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WHERE IS MY FRIEND RLB
Betsy Maestro
Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Dec. 24, 1986)Harriet the elephant looks and moves up, down, between, around, through, under, and over in search of a little lost friend
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A Button in Her Ear
Ada B. Litchfield, Eleanor Mill
Hardcover (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 1976)A little girl relates how her hearing deficiency is detected and corrected with the use of a hearing aid.
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The Saddest Time
Norma Simon
Hardcover (Albert Whitman & Co, Feb. 1, 1986)Explains death as the inevitable end of life and provides three situations in which children experience powerful emotions when someone close has died.
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A Cane in Her Hand
Ada Bassett Litchfield, Eleanor Mill
Hardcover (Albert Whitman & Co, Nov. 1, 1977)A strong sense of self, an offhand humor, and determination help Val in adapting to a new way of living when her sight slowly fades
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Best Friend on Wheels: A Concept Book
Debra Shirley, Judy Stead
Hardcover (Albert Whitman, March 1, 2008)In second grade, Mrs. Poole asks our narrator to show the new girl around school. Imagine the surprise when our narrator first meets Sarah-Sarah uses a wheelchair! For a moment, our narrator feels awkward. Then she sees a button Sarah wears. It says "Rockhound" on it. "Do you collect rocks?" Sarah says she does! "So do I," says our narrator. And soon it's clear that these new friends are more alike than different. They scrapbook, draw cartoons, and even go hot-air ballooning. Lively verse and bright pictures celebrate this very close friendship.
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I'm Deaf and It's Okay
Lorraine Aseltine, Evelyn Mueller, Nancy Tait
Hardcover (Albert Whitman & Co, March 1, 1986)A young boy describes the frustrations caused by his deafness and the encouragement he receives from a deaf teenager that he can lead an active life.
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Bugs in My Hair?!: A Concept Book
Catherine Stier, Tammie Lyon
Hardcover (Albert Whitman, March 1, 2008)When Alex spills milk on his football jersey and Morgan's braid unravels, they both say, "These things happen." But Ellie LaFleur, who is practically perfect, sniffs, "Not to me." And it's true. Ellie's nails are always filed, her clothes are snazzy, and her long locks are lovely. So when Ellie's head begins to itch, she's sure it's an allergy. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN I HAVE BUGS IN MY HAIR?!" blurts Ellie when her mother and the school nurse give her the bad news: Ellie has head lice. "These things happen," says Ellie's mother. At home, Ellie and her mother talk to the doctor and read the papers from the school nurse. Then they shampoo, comb, and do laundry. Ellie even writes a note for kids who get head lice-"These things happen," it says.
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Sometimes I Wish I Were Mindy
Abby Levine, Sarah Levine, Blanche Sims
Library Binding (Albert Whitman & Co, Jan. 1, 1986)A girl realizes she has a loving family and everything she needs, but she cannot help envying her rich friend Mindy
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Grandparents Around the World
Dorka Raynor
Library Binding (Albert Whitman & Co, March 1, 1977)A collection of pictures from twenty lands shows the bond between grandparent and grandchild
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Lee Henry's Best Friend
Judy Delton, John Frink Faulkner
Library Binding (Albert Whitman & Co, Jan. 1, 1980)Lee Henry is convinced that no one can replace his best friend who had to move away
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