Frank Carlson Library

Set in rural Wisconsin in 1909, Ralph Truitt stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who answered his newspaper advertisement for "a reliable wife." But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she's not the "simple, honest woman" that Ralph is expecting.

After carrying a bowl of milk on her head across dunes and the River Niger, and even up a mountain, without spilling a drop despite many distractions, Penda gets a surprise when she arrives at the grasslands to give her father his lunch.

When he accidentally breaks his mother's favorite bowl, Alex the bear worries that she will no longer love him.

Un muchacho crece a la juventud a la ancianidad experimentando el amor y la generosidad de un árbol que le da sin esperar que su amor sea correspondido. [A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree that gives to him without thought of return.].

Best friends Arthur and Francine begin to have doubts about their relationship when their classmates accuse them of being in love with one another.

"There, there, Hansie Bear. You'll be better soon." That's what Hansie's dad says whenever Hansie hurts himself, and it always makes Hansie feel better. So when Dad gets a thorn in his foot, little Hansie knows just what to do. A day of stumbles, tumbles, and boo-boos are soothed for cub Little Hansie Bear by his comforting dad, who imparts reassurance and hugs that help make everything all right again.

After a powerful wizard casts a spell separating two young lovers from each other by trapping them in a painting and a book, Moonflower and her fairy friends embark on a mission to free them.

Foxy uses his magical tail to help his friend Emily make a Valentine's Day card that reflects all the things she most loves, from birthday cakes and gardens to rainbows and balloons.

"When Zach and his family bring Tina home from the animal shelter, they have no idea how much mischief the tiny pup will cause, how much fun she'll be to have around, or how much they'll grow to love her" (publisher).

On a cold, dark night perfect for scaring, Fran is making a valentine, causing other members of Fright Club to howl and hiss over the idea of being in love.