When a little girl compliments her teacher about the buttons on her outfit, it starts a chain reaction of goodwill, good deeds, and thoughtfulness throughout the day, coming full circle when Cassandra's dad brings home a kitten for his daughter.

I Like Your Buttons!

Children's Books

Lamstein, Sarah Marwil

Literature & Fiction

Albert Whitman & Co.

Welcome to the '50s. Twelve-year-old Ruthie Tepper is a good girl, an obedient daughter, an eager student. She craves attention and praise from her parents, and begrudgingly tends to her younger brothers - Michael, Isaac, and especially Eddy, whom others label "slow" or "retarded." She dreams of being a comedienne on TV like Lucille Ball. In simple, clear, and carefully chosen episodes, Ruthie reveals the currents and undercurrents of her life: the growing tension within her family and between her parents around work, money, and Eddy's welfare; her resentment at having to look after Eddy; family dinners that are ticking time bombs. When tensions escalate to hitting, Ruthie acts to protect herself and Eddy. She takes him and runs away to be with their grandmother in Baltimore. Although they're intercepted and brought back, Ruthie returns home a changed girl. She finds a voice with which to tell her mother, "Quit yelling." At times funny, at times piercing, always honest, this story is the stuff of real families, real growing up.

Hunger Moon

Front Street Books

A boy takes charge to help his beloved salamanders. Evan can hardly wait for "Big Night," the first warm rainy night of spring when spotted salamanders crawl out of the woods and down to a vernal pool, where they mate and lay their eggs. Evan and his parents know the salamanders need their help, for a road interrupts the salamanders' path to the vernal pool. Crossing a road at night is dangerous, especially for small amphibians. The family slows the traffic. They carry salamanders across the road. But the cars keep coming, and the hour is late. How can the family help these delicate creatures cross the road in safety? Evan has a solution. . . In this Smithsonian Notable Book for Children, Sarah Marwil Lamstein delivers a moving story of genuine caring. Carol Benioff's colorful and animated illustrations transport the reader into Evan's world, where a child can do small yet wonderful things to help other creatures.

Big Night for Salamanders

Animals

Boyds Mills Press

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