Eloise Greenfield

Thinker isn't just an average puppy--he's a poet. So is his owner, Jace. Together they turn the world around them into verse. here's just one problem: Thinker has to keep quiet in public, and he can't go to school with Jace. That is, until Pets' Day. But when Thinker is allowed into the classroom at last, he finds it hard to keep his true identity a secret...

When a family leaves the house for an outing, the vegetables have a house party.

A brief biography of the black woman sometimes known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement for her part in precipitating the Montgomery bus boycott.

Janell's best friend is her invisible playmate Neesie, but things begin to change when Janell starts school.

When Rhondy's grandmother is sad after learning that they must find another place to live, Rhondy reminds her that they will still have what is most important--each other. A little girl tries to cheer up her despondent grandmother by reminding her of some very important things.

Seeing her beloved grandfather making a mean face while he rehearses for one of his plays, Tamika becomes afraid that someday she will lose his love and he will make that mean face at her.

Two children discover the importance of determination and find inspiration in the life of Michael Jordan.

A collection of poems and paintings evoke life in the Bahamas.