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Title:   Anna Was Here Author:  Jane Kurtz Publisher:  Greenwillow Books, 2013 ISBN:  978-0060564933 Audience: Ages 8 – 12 Summary: Anna and her baby sitter/Sunday school teacher, Jericho, began the Safety Club after a series of forest fires swept across Colorado becau

Title: The Forgiveness Garden Author:  Lauren Thompson Illustrator:  Christy Hale Publisher:  Feiwel and Friends ISBN:  9780312625993 Audience:  Age 4-6 Summary:  Small villages on either side of a stream “had hated each other for a long, long time.”  Anger, fear, and hate grew

Name of Book:  Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Author:  Kevin Henkes Illustrator:  Kevin Henkes Publisher:  Greenwillow Books ISBN:  978-0688128975 Audience:  The intended audience for this book is ages 4-8, but it may easily be used in a multi-age children’s classroom, or in an

Name of Book: Eleanor, Quiet No More Author: Doreen Rappaport Illustrator: Gary Kelley Publisher: Hyperion Books Audience: Ages 9-12 Summary: This is the story of a young girl who encountered many stumbling blocks along her life’s journey and a few removers of stumbling blocks, a

Name of the Book: Once a Mouse…a fable cut in wood! Author: Marcia Brown Illustrator: Marcia Brown Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Audience: 4th – 6th grade Summary: A hermit witnesses a mouse about to be eaten by a crow and comes to the mouse’s rescue.  The mouse is subsequently