Frank Carlson Library

Feeling neglected, Nora makes more and more noise to attract her parents' attention.

When Ben, Lulu, Mom, and Dad go to the park for a picnic, nothing goes according to plan.

Third-grader Stuey Lewis navigates the ups and downs of school and family life.

Two families--one that is perfect and one that is far from it--celebrate Christmas in their own loving ways.

When Clarice has to do a school project on the environment, she and her family become eco-warriors in an attempt to save a tree on their street.

Brothers Charlie and Mouse enjoy a special visit from Grumpy.

During the Great Depression, Marshall, an African American boy, uses lessons learned in arithmetic class and guidance from his mother to figure out how many beans are in a jar in order to win her a new sewing machine in a contest.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a young ninja who uses his special moves to sneak up on the family dog, take a cookie from his brother, and escape Granny's kisses, but before day is done he meets his match.

Fly Guy misses his family, so Buzz invites them to a surprise party and his mother, father, and thousands of brothers and cousins show up--Fly Guy is delighted but Buzz's parents are not pleased.

A little pioneer girl and her family spend the winter in their log cabin in the Big Woods of Wisconsin.