Frank Carlson Library

What color is your hair? Human hair color ranges from white and light blond to black. Red is the least common hair color. What determines the color and texture of your hair? Read this book to find out about how your genes affect your physical features.

The story of a girl whose mother has a chronic illness Beanie's mom used to be a lot of fun. She still is, when she pretends to be the amazing fortune-teller, Madame Squidley. But, Beanie knows it's a strain. Mrs. Kingsley has been sick for months, and doctors can't say exactly what's wrong. They don't seem to take the illness very seriously, though. Beanie does. She worries about her mom, and wonders what will happen to her and Jerm, her little...

Pas facile la vie dans les ordures ! Mais Ernest le rat a un secret... Ernest le rat a la vie dure. Il travaille à la décharge d'ordures. Toutes les trois minutes environ, un camion arrive, chargé à ras-bord... et BRRRAOUM!! des montagnes de détritus se déversent aux pieds d'Ernest. Une jolie histoire qui invite chacun à mettre un peu de poésie dans sa vie ! EXTRAIT Le soir, en rentrant chez lui, Ernest annonce à ses enfants Rato,...

2017 READERS' FAVORITE International Children's Book Award Finalist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Awards and Reviews: BLUEINK : handles a complex subject professionally and gracefully, Any child facing an illness might appreciate but particularly any child struck by leukemia. ___________________________________________________________________ Laurie is a very active little...

What happens when everything you thought was true about your life turns out to be a lie? Thirteen-year-old T.J. always believed that her twin sister and her mother were dead-because that's what her father had told her. But Mom and Sam are very much alive. And now they want T.J. to be part of their family. Life with Joe, her troubled but well-intentioned father, is all T.J. has ever known. Joe's erratic lifestyle has meant lying to social workers and...

Maddie's ski vacation is shaping up to be a disaster-can she catch a break? A surprise ski trip with her dad is just what Maddie's winter vacation needs. And when Dad says she can bring along her BFF Aimee and her pug, Phinnie, it's guaranteed to be the best week ever. But things keep going wrong: First the group gets a flat tire, and then there's snow in their hotel room. It seems like Maddie has the most terrible luck ever-and to make matters worse,...

What color are your eyes? Brown is the most common color. But some people have blue, green, gray, hazel, or amber eyes. What determines your eye color? Read this book to find out about how your genes affect your physical features.

We're lucky to have siblings! At first, Mira was so excited when her new her baby brother came home with her parents, but her excitement quickly turned to frustration. 'Mom and Dad are constantly tired and exhausted,' Mira tells her friends at school. 'And whenever they aren't tired, they have something to do: change diapers, feed the baby, put him to bed, dress him, undress him, rock him, cuddle with him, and worry when he cries for a long time....

Part of the Ordinary Terrible Things series, Divorce Is the Worst is a funny but frank picture book for kids whose parents are going through a divorce. In her iconic straightforward-but-sensitive way, author Anastasia Higginbotham sheds light on how hard it is for children to stay whole when their whole world, and the people in it, split apart. As a child of divorce, I can tell you that the worst part is feeling alone, and feeling like no one could...

SAMI, nounours magique vient en aide aux enfants qui se sentent seuls et qui font face à des événements troublants qui surviennent au cours de leur vie. Aujourd'hui, SAMI intervient dans la vie de Laurie qui fait face à la maladie pour l'épauler et l'aider à passer à travers ces moments difficiles…