Willow is worried that she wonêt smile right for her school picture. She chooses the perfect outfit and practices her smiles, but at the sight of the big lights and the cameraês flash Willowês smile disappears! When an understanding teacher gives her the job of shaking a rubber chicken to help make her classmates laugh, Willow discovers that no two smiles are the same. And when itês her turn, she delivers a picture-perfect expression all her own. Parents and teachers will welcome this third story in the Willow series as a lead-in to Picture Day and to discussions about feelings. Willowês experience will help bring a level of comfort and familiarity to this sometimes-intimidating annual event. Charmingly told and illustrated, Willowês Smile will leave readers grinning from ear to ear.

A captivating picture book about a very soft-spoken little girl's ultimately successful struggle to find her own voice.

Willow is thrilled the whole class - including her! - is invited to classmate Kristabelle’s fantastic birthday party, until the bossy birthday girl starts crossing guests off the list when they dare cross her. There are many books on bullying, but Willow’s story offers a unique look at how to handle the situation as a bystander.

Mole, Ratty, Toad, and Badger are back for more rollicking adventures in this sequel to The Wind in the Willows. With lavish illustrations by Clint Young, Jacqueline Kelly masterfully evokes the magic of Kenneth Grahame's beloved children's classic and brings it to life for a whole new generation. A riveting tale of bravery, bravado, and hot-air ballooning!

White corrupt racist cops along with other follow officers who brutally beat and murder a black man who has a wife and son. (Based in the 60's and 70s)A young kid named Edward Hayward Jr. father was killed when he was one years old. The mother witnessed the murder and couldn't handle it. She became strung out on drugs. Because of her history of suicidal behavior, she was thought to have committed suicide. At the age of six he was told that his father was murdered by the police, because his family couldn't afford a lawyer, the cops got off. He decided to go to law school to become a lawyer. Because of the murder of Edwards father, one of the officers involved lost custody of his son when his wife left him and he became an alcoholic. The son was put in foster home after foster home all the while wanting pay back to the family he thought caused it all.