Celebrate Thanksgiving with a play! Maddy loves Thanksgiving. Family, Grandpa's mashed potatoes, even a treasure hunt and roasting marshmallows - tradition is everything! But this year, her parents have different plans. Can Maddy learn to love the holiday in a new way? Discover everything you need to put on readers' theater, advanced readers' theater, or a full production with this guide and readers' theater script. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon.

Celebrate Earth Day with a play! Mrs. Moreno's class came up with great Earth Day projects. They focused on local foods, natural ingredients, recycling, upcycling, and tree planting. But it isn't enough without community. Logan, Zack, Grace, and Ella are ready to share their enthusiasm with their neighbors. Can they bring Earth Day to their community in style? In this book, discover everything you need to put on readers' theater, advanced readers' theater, or a full production with this guide and readers' theater script. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon.

The house is bustling in anticipation of a Thanksgiving feast, and Caillou dreams of all the things he’ll eat at his favorite meal. Yet today he will discover that there is more to the holiday than delicious food—it’s about being thankful for the good things and important people in his life. Capturing the precious memories and emotions of the holiday season, toddlers will learn about the deeper meaning of Thanksgiving in this vividly illustrated story. Also available in trade cloth/hardcover (ISBN: 978-2-89718-021-8)

Celebrate Memorial Day with a play! R.J. has an idea. Reece has an idea. But Katie can't figure out what to do for her Memorial Day project. She's stuck! Then she decides to help out Mrs. Cortez, her neighbor. Could the answer to what Memorial Day truly means be right next door? Discover everything you need to put on readers' theater, advanced readers' theater, or a full production with this guide and readers' theater script. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon.

In 1918 a deadly influenza epidemic was sweeping across America. The pandemic ravaged families, leaving thousands of children as orphans. But in the tenement apartments of New York City's Lower East Side, one young girl is determined to keep her family safe. While her mother is sick with consumption, nine-year-old Loretta (Rettie) Stanowski does all the cleaning, washing, shopping, and cooking for her family. To earn money, she washes rags for the rag picker and cleans the halls and stairways of their apartment building. But Rettie knows the best way to get even more money is to participate in the Ragamuffin Parade that marches down Broadway Avenue on Thanksgiving morning. With the influenza outbreak, quarantines are ordered and large gatherings are banned. Will the parade be cancelled?

WINNER OF THE BEAMING BOOKS PICTURE BOOK WRITING CONTEST! Porcupine can't wait to share Fall Feast with her woodland friends, so when everyone she greets is unable to bake their specialty due to a missing ingredient, Porcupine generously offers staples from her pantry. When Porcupine discovers that she, too, is missing a key ingredient, the friends all work together to create a new Fall Feast tradition. Porcupine's Pie will inspire children ages 4-8 to act generously. A recipe for "friendship pie" can be found at the end of the book.

From the lives of our early settlers, who established the foundations for American freedoms and ideals, to today's celebrations, P is for Pilgrim colorfully examines the history and lore of Thanksgiving through snappy poems and expository sidebar text for each letter of the alphabet. Educators will find the inclusion of the Core Values of Democracy of valuable use for the classroom while kids of all ages will enjoy the bright, engaging illustrations and fascinating facts. Lecturer and book reviewer Carol Crane was widely recognized by many schools and educators for her expertise in children's literature. She wrote several state books for Sleeping Bear Press including Texas (L is for Lone Star) and South Carolina (P is for Palmetto). Helle Urban, a Parker, Colorado resident, has been an illustrator for over 20 years. She earned her bachelor of fine arts in illustration from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Helle has illustrated numerous children's books, painted portraits of families, and was a background artist in the animation industry.