Frank Carlson Library

Chirchir wants to help her family with their daily chores, but each of their tasks proves too challenging for her.

This adaptation of the original story follows the activities of seven in children nineteenth-century New England as they prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday while Mother is away caring for Grandmother.

In this second volume in Deborah Hopkinson's saga of a family's first year in Bleeding Kansas, Papa is off in Lawrence defending the town from Missouri border ruffians, and it's up to Charlie to take care of his family in their remote cabin--with a violent prairie blizzard blowing in. Illustrations. When his father decides to stay in Lawrence to defend the town from proslavery ruffians, Charlie must drive the wagon back to his family's isolated farm...

Members of a bear family have a busy day baking bread, making pictures, eating crayons, and eating the bread.

Peter finds himself stuck with Fudge & Sheila the Cootie Queen for three whole weeks! Will Peter be able to survive the summer? It may not be the vacation of his dreams, but is certainly won't be dull!

Harry and his sister Emily are very much involved in the family's preparations for Halloween.

Mr. and Mrs. Little and their two children live in a little house with a cat, a dog, a garden, chickens, and a car that takes them on picnics.

When her Uncle Ted, the fireman, comes to stay with Clarice and her brothers and sister while her mother is away, things get somewhat hectic.

Best friends Ivy and Bean learn that being very good, or very bad, can be a real challenge when they set out to become like a man Ivy heard about who was so pure of heart that birds and animals followed him.

Sister Bear is upset by all the attention her new baby sister is receiving.