Most Popular Books by Dyanne Disalvo-ryan

Marcy and Miss Rosa start a campaign to clean up an empty lot and turn it into a community garden.

"A straightforward fictional view of an urban soup kitchen, as observed by a boy visiting it with his `Uncle Willie,'' who works there every day....The difficult lives of those fed (including children)--as well as the friendly, nonintrusive attitude of the kitchen workers toward them--are presented sensitively but without sentimentality.

A little girl enthusiastically describes a visit to spend the night with her grandma.

When a giant new supermarket moves into the neighborhood, Lucy''s grandpa plans to sell his store. But with the help of friends and neighbors, Lucy is determined to keep this from happening. In another of her loving and lively portraits of community caring, DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan tells the timely story of what can happen when the whole neighborhood gets involved. "2001 Notable Children''s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)"

Jack is already eight years old when he''s adopted from the animal shelter-- fifty-six in dog years. His first family must have loved him very much, because Jack is so good to his new one. No wonder Jack''s family considers him a part of the family. But as Mike grows up, Jack gets older. The time is approaching when Jack''s family will need to confront inevitable changes in their life with him. DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan celebrates the many joys of adopting a lovable, older dog and warmly portrays a family coping with the loss of a beloved pet. An afterword by Kathleen L. Dunn, M.S.W., Chief Social Worker at the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, offers advice to families who have lost pets.

When Kate trades in her double-bladed skates for a pair of sleek, new "grown up" figure skates, she suddenly becomes a real klutz on the ice, until she gets some help from a pro. Simultaneous.