Best Selling Books by Barbara M. Joosse

Mama, do you love me? Yes I do Dear One. How much? In this universal story, a child tests the limits of independence and comfortingly learns that a parent''s love is unconditional and everlasting. The story is made all the more captivating by its unusual Arctic setting. The lyrical text introduces young readers to a distinctively different culture, while at the same time showing that the special love that exists between parent and child transcends all boundaries of time and place. The story is beautifully complemented by graphically stunning illustrations that are filled with such exciting animals as whales, wolves, puffins, and sled dogs, and a carefully researched glossary provides additional information on Arctic life. This tender and reassuring book is one that both parents and children will turn to again and again.

The bestselling and much-loved Mama, Do You Love Me? and its tender companion, Papa, Do You Love Me? are paired in this bundled ebook, perfect for a new generation of families. Accompanied by beautiful watercolor illustrations and reassuring texts, these heartwarming stories share a universal message: that a parent''s love is everlasting and unconditional.

Nell has to deal with her dog Nugget''s reaction when a kitten appears on the scene.

A Hawaiian grandmother tells her granddaughter a favorite story about how much she loves her. Includes a glossary with definitions and explanations of Hawaiian words and customs and illustrated instructions for an Hawaiian string design, "hei" you can play.

Henry and Ruby. Ruby and Henry. Best friends. (Most of the time.) They give the best gifts and know the best games and are the best at keeping secrets. (Most of the time.) But even when Henry and Ruby don''t get along, they know one thing: nothing is the same without your best friend. Henry and Ruby. Ruby and Henry. They belong together. All of the time.

Harris''s family decides that his dog Zippy should go to dog obedience school, but after he is trained, they miss the old Zippy.

When school is cancelled because of snow, Robby and his family enjoy the day together.

“I’ll take you to a little place a creek in the middle little place a steeple place, a people place a dogs and frogs and geesle place.” Come on! A little elephant takes you to his favorite place--Cedarburg! Join him as he “rides around the block, to see who’s who, to see what’s what,” catches fireflies (“Twinklefies on. Twinkleflies off. Stars in a jar is what we’ve got.”), and explores the creepy cemetery (“Oldy moldy graves up here. Oldy moldy bones down there. But no ghosts--nope!”). Rollicking rhymes, familiar scenes and a reassuring ending make this a story you’ll want to keep--and share! By Barbara Joosse and illustrated by Renee Graef.

Two boys discover that their mother loves them equally but in different ways.

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.

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.

While accompanying his father on the wagon train along the Santa Fe Trail, Lewis discovers what it is to be a man.

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. Full color.

Willie and Kyle, who has moved to Ohio, start a detective agency.

Pip. Rip! Peek. Peep! Mama has seven fuzzy new chicks. The barnyard is big. Things sparkle, things flap, and things wiggle, and the chicks want to know about all of them. Zzzzip! They scoot higgledy-piggledy here and there. Mama clucks, "Watch out for danger!" But they are too curious, and they get into trouble. Luckily, there''s always a place under Mama''s wing for the fuzzy chicks to zip back to. Safe. Hushhhhhh.

Bram and his family leave their small brick house in Holland and travel to a new life in New York City.

Emily finds life unhappy when she & her mother move to Wisconsin from Chicago after her father''s death.

A starving cat who has been living in the wild seeks food and shelter for her kittens and herself by going to the home of a learning disabled boy.

Een prinses en een draak dromen ervan om naar een eiland heel ver weg te gaan. Samen gaan ze op reis en steeds meer dieren sluiten zich bij hen aan. Maar zullen ze gelukkig zijn op hun nieuwe woonplek? Prentenboek met sfeervolle kleurenillustraties. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

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In the imagination of a young inner-city boy, police sirens sound like howling wolves, streetlights look like stars, and shots fired by neighborhood gangs sound like those stars cracking the darkness. But when his older brother joins a gang, he can no longer pretend. With the help of his mother, he comes up with a plan to save his brother and unite his neighbors in a stand for peace. The realistic yet uplifting words of best-selling author Barbara M. Joosse combine with powerful illustrations by award-winning artist R. Gregory Christie in this hope-filled story. One young boy''s courage can make a difference.

When Wild Willie''s best friend Kyle moves back to the neighborhood the boys suspect that Kyle''s new house is haunted.

It''s one of those days in the city when the sidewalk is hot as a frying pan, and Mimi and her little brother Joe are sweatin'' out rivers. Then Mimi and Joe find their way to a place where it''s always cool, a place where they can let their imagination run free--the library. Full color.

Harriet talks about love, how one can love someone but still be angry, and some of the ways to show love.

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

The long-awaited companion to the bestselling "Mama, Do You Love Me?" captures the universal love between a father and child. Set in an African Maasai village, this beautiful book tenderly depicts the strong bond between a father and child. Full color.

Five-year-old Ross is often told "wait until you are six," but when he carries a banner to the end of a long, hot Fourth of July parade, his parents decide that he is old enough for sparklers after all.

Dinah wishes horrible things for her mother when the two have a fight.

Laura tries to make Mrs. Brady feel better when her dog Max dies.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American West, best-selling author Barbara Joosse spins a gripping tale about fathers & sons; courage & tenderness; about the coming of age of a nation & of a boy. For along the Santa Fe Trail, Lewis & Papa find more than an adventure. Amidst the buffalo stampedes & coyotes, dark clouds of dust & heat, Lewis learns that being a man is more than muscles & strength, & Papa learns that being tender is sometimes the most courageous act of all. Joosseżs poignant text coupled with Zyleżs rich full-color paintings make this a coming of age story that will stir the minds & hearts of readers. żThis book wonderfully catches the spirit of the old Santa Fe trail & ought to delight young readers.ż

Nikolai, a bear who lives in the orphanage in Novosibirsk, Russia, does not seem to fit in until the day some visitors arrive from America.

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.

Harriet gives examples of polite words and expressions to use in various social situations to make them more pleasant.