Chester Raccoon and the Acorn full of Memories
Penn, Audrey
When Chester comes home from school, he tells his mother that the teacher said Skiddil Squirrel had an accident and would not be coming back ever. Mrs. Raccoon explains that Skiddil’s heart quit beating and his body didn’t work anymore. Chester’s mom comforts him and suggests he and his friends “make a memory” of Skiddil. Chester and his friends gather at the butterfly pond where they create a touching celebration of their friend’s life.
Kisses on the Wind
Moser, Lisa
The wagon is packed, and Mama and Papa are ready to begin the long, thousand-mile trip to Oregon, but Lydia isn’t ready to say good-bye to Grandma. Who will braid Lydia’s hair each morning and tell her stories? How can you possibly say good-bye to someone you love so much? Set in the time of the great westward expansion, this story tells of a love that is big enough to span impossible distances, yet small enough to be carried inside our hearts.
The Middle-Child Blues
Crow, Kristyn
Lee has the low-down, sulkin’-all-around town blues. His older brother gets all the big-kid privileges, and no one expects his little sister to do anything but be cute, even at the amusement park! But when Lee breaks out his guitar and finally makes his voice be heard, he draws a big crowd. It turns out lots and lots of people share his middle-kid pain-and he loves how being stuck in the middle is making him the center of attention.
