Patrice Barton

Fifth-grader Anna is concerned that her baby sister Kaylee, adopted from China three months ago, is not thriving so she and her best friends, Laura and Camille, create a science project that may save the day.

A collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of pride in a new dress, a special apron for grandpa, and a little girl lost while asleep in her own bed.

A collection of tales told by a grandmother about her childhood on a Michigan farm in the 1890's.

Eleven-year-old Anna takes a trip to China and learns more about herself and her Chinese heritage.

"Follows perceptive, astute Anna as she strives to grow a perfect garden -- only to realize that the garden she grows with her new friend is more than good enough, weeds and all"--

Two toddlers have a nearly-silent adventure at the beach.

Rhyming text encourages young readers to discover what they are good at and use it to make a difference in big ways or in small ones.

A child who likes wearing hand-me-downs imagines in verse the history of these clothes.

"A nonstop talker learns about the power of listening when he comes down with a case of laryngitis"--

"A joyful, poetic celebration of kindergarten and first grade Poet Kay Winters has written a book of zippy poems centering on the triumphs and trials of those first school years. This cheery collection covers an astonishing range of activities from the anticipated--dashing to the bus and science class discoveries--to the completely unexpected--losing a permission slip and seeing a teacher outside the classroom. Patrice Barton's sweetly smudgy watercolor...