"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--

A retelling of the classic fairy tale from the point of view of Rumpelstiltskin, who spins straw into gold (for cash payments), but really dreams of having a son to raise.

The third in a series of DePaola's memoirs vividly recounts the (mostly) serene days between the end of kindergarten and beginning of first grade.

"When Sharon Langley was born, amusement parks were segregated, and African American families were not allowed in. This picture book tells how a community came together--both black and white--to make a change. In the summer of 1963, because of demonstrations and public protests the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Maryland became desegregated and opened to all for the first time. Sharon and her parents were the first African American family to walk into...