Annie Silvestro

"Rosie can't wait to start kindergarten--she's had her pencils sharpened and her backpack ready for weeks. But suddenly, on the night before the big day, her tummy hurts. Rosie's mom reassures her that it's just butterflies in her belly, and she'll feel better soon. Much to Rosie's surprise, when she says hello to a new friend on the bus, a butterfly flies out of her mouth! As the day goes on, Rosie frees all her butterflies, and even helps another...

Sally and Sonia, two best friends who communicate in sign language, plant a garden, but when Sonia befriends Dev and his puppy gets loose in the garden, Sally becomes upset and fears she is losing her best friend.

In this Christmastime tale, a little pine tree on a tree farm loves trains, and so does a little boy.

Dylan is so busy with piano lessons, science club, baseball practice, karate class, and more that he has no time for the doodling, drawing, and dreaming he loves--until Dragon arrives and wants to play.

Bunny loves to sit outside the library with the kids and listen to summer story time. But when the weather gets cold and everyone moves inside, his daily dose of joy is gone. Desperate, Bunny refuses to miss out on any more reading time and devises a plan to sneak into the library at night... through the library's book drop!

"A Conejito le encantan los libros. Y los días calurosos de verano, disfruta sentándose fuera de la biblioteca con los niños, escuchando los cuentos de la bibliotecaria. Pero en cuanto los días se vuelven más cortos y el aire más frío, los cuentos empiezan a contarse dentro de la biblioteca. ¿Qué podrá hacer Conejito ahora?"--Page [4] of cover. Bunny loves books. And on hot summer days, enjoy sitting outside the library with the children,...