Most Popular Books by Barbara M. Joosse

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.

Nine diggity dogs of all sizes, shapes, and personalities come together with their humans to don costumes and participate in a parade. Full color.

With more than a million copies sold worldwide, this universal story of a child testing the limits of her independence demonstrates that the special love between parent and child is a bond that transcends all boundaries of time and place. This tender story is now available in a 19th Anniversary Commemorative Edition with a cloth cover and limited edition, frameable print.

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.

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.

" Papa, tu m'aimes ? Et si je te décevais beaucoup, tu m'aimerais toujours ? " Sur un thème universel, un fabuleux voyage chez les Massaï.

Un album d'une extrême délicatesse qui, au travers des rites de la culture mexicaine, évoque le souvenir d'une grand-mère disparue et nous rappelle que ceux que l'on aime ne nous quittent jamais tout à fait.

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

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

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.

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.

Whenever she's been naughty, Elisabeth must spend time in the thinking place.

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.

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

Thirteen-year-old Simon tries to stand up for himself and be recognized for who he is, not for the person his mother wants him to be.

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.