Books with title Keeping Up With William

Findus, the talking cat, challenges Pettson to join him as he runs, jumps, and clambers around the farm. Pettson tries to keep up, with comical results. However, there is one thing that he is very good at!This brightly illustrated book is aimed at readers from 2 to 6 years, but will be enjoyed by anyone.The Findus series follows the adventures and misdemeanors of the mischievous Findus the Cat and Farmer Pettson, along with their muckle friends. As they plant, forage, fish, discover, and generally get up to all sorts of mayhem, we can explore the ups and downs of friendship, as well as the fights and forgiveness with them.Alongside the vibrant storylines the Findus books approach personal and social issues that the characters learn to overcome with humor and playfulness.

PJ Purdee is a 14-year-old boy with a restless disposition and a curiosity and intelligence beyond his years. As a barefoot runner, he is likely to show up almost anywhere along the sandy roads that reach out from the cotton farms of the prairie into the impenetrable thicket grown up in the miles of Cutover where a virgin longleaf pine forest once stood. In the summer of 1950, PJ is finally old enough to do a man’s work, not only among the truck farms and cotton fields of the Prairie, but also in the cotton gin. While the boy gains acceptance and appreciation, his mother Belle is in a far different place in her life. She is on the verge of making a decision that will change her sons’ future forever.

Gracie and her aunt Roo are best friends. Roo has the heart and mind of a child, and she’s always had a knack for finding the best ways to have fun together. But now Gracie’s getting older, and her feelings about Roo are changing. She doesn’t always have time to play anymore. She worries about what her new school friend will think of strange Roo. Does growing up mean she’ll have to leave her best friend behind? In a realistic, heartwarming story about a little girl’s relationship with her beloved aunt who is mentally challenged, Glenn reminds us of the gifts we all bring to the world, and to each other. The world is comprised of all kinds of teachers.

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