Patricia Polacco

A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely, Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.

A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

Emma Kate and her best friend, an imaginary elephant, share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time!

Three goats visit a fair but run home after they seem to encounter a troll.

Sixth-grade friends Lyla and Jamie, both new to their school, stand up for each other when a clique of popular girls bullies them online.

An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, then leaves behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.

Richie and his younger sister Trisha face off in a contest to see whose hobby is more challenging.

Hensely's, a neighborhood general store, always seems to have what Molly, Kate, and their mother need.

During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle. Based on a memory from the author's childhood.

Depicts the life of a young Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross.