Patricia Polacco

In this variation on the story of "The Fisherman and His Wife," a young Ukrainian girl must repeatedly return to the wren she has rescued to relay her parents' increasingly greedy demands.

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

A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner.

On her birthday Dad takes a young girl and her brother to see the Monster at Clay Pit Bottom.

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!

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.

A rhyming celebration of goats and their antics, from A to Z.

Emigrating from Ireland to America, Flora's family settles in Chicago, where Fiona's handmade lace keeps the family together during a devastating fire.

A young girl describes the family reunion at her grandmother's house, from the food and baseball and photos to the flickering fireflies on the lawn.

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