New Releases by Riki Levinson

As five cousins and their families arrive by various means of transportation, Grandma''s home in Brooklyn get livelier and livelier. Theme suggestions.

In this family story-within-a-story, a little red-haired girl curls up by her grandmother to hear how, long ago, another little girl and her brother crossed the Atlantic and came to America. An ALA Notable Children''s Book, American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, Booklist Children''s Editors'' Choice, Parents'' Choice Award for Literature, NCTE Teachers'' Choice, and NCSS/CBC Notable Children''s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Full color.

Grandma tells about her mama''s journey to America by boat years ago.

A young girl describes the wonderful summers she and her extended family spend at her grandparents'' guest house in the mountains.

Grandma tells about her mama''s journey to America by boat.

During the Depression, the year that six-year-old Jennie starts school brings many changes to her loving Jewish family, including her father''s loss of his job and the birth of a new baby.

While eagerly awaiting the arrival of her two younger brothers from the old country, Anna tries to speak more English and less Yiddish.

A girl and her dog go through a day highlighted by the vivid colors of sunrise, rain, mountains, forests, a rainbow, and sunset.

Danny seeks attention when his aunts and uncles come over to see his new baby sister.

A Chinese boy hurries home from school to his family''s houseboat in Hong Kong harbor. It is the end of the school year, and he is anxious to join his father and grandfather in their family profession, fishing.

A toddler creates pandemonium as he touches everyone in the house, including the bird in its cage.

For five-year-old Jennie, growing up in a loving Jewish family in Brooklyn means dancing in the rain, baking cookies with her aunt, and helping one of her brothers through a serious illness.

As five cousins and their families arrive by various means of transportation, Grandma''s home in Brooklyn gets livelier and livelier.