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Friends At Springtime
$13.99Add to cartFriends at Springtime reminds us that regardless of our background and ethnicity, we can share a moment and space with each other. The laughter of friends or family having a great time with each other should be the achievement of our day.
Join in the festivities as Alex, Jada, Jenny, and Myles provide entertainment for a great friendship day.
Oh, and paint some eggs along the way.
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Freedom Soup
$7.99Add to cartJoin the celebration in the kitchen as a family makes their traditional New Year’s soup — and shares the story of how Haitian independence came to be.
The shake-shake of maracas vibrates down to my toes.Ti Gran’s feet tap-tap to the rhythm.
Every year, Haitians all over the world ring in the new year by eating a special soup, a tradition dating back to the Haitian Revolution. This year, Ti Gran is teaching Belle how to make the soup — Freedom Soup — just like she was taught when she was a little girl. Together, they dance and clap as they prepare the holiday feast, and Ti Gran tells Belle about the history of the soup, the history of Belle’s family, and the history of Haiti, where Belle’s family is from. In this celebration of cultural traditions passed from one generation to the next, Jacqueline Alcantara’s lush illustrations bring to life both Belle’s story and the story of the Haitian Revolution. Tami Charles’s lyrical text, as accessible as it is sensory, makes for a tale that readers will enjoy to the last drop.
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Hockey Every Day Every Way
$12.99Add to cartHockey Every Day, Every Way, the third book in the Drop the Cup series, is inspired by Lila, a real-life hockey player with cerebral palsy who also happens to be one of the fastest skaters on ice. When her family moves to Hockeytown, USA, right before Valentine’s Day, she’s afraid she won’t fit in, but her fellow hockey players make her feel right at home.
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Hooray For Hockey Day
$12.99Add to cartHooray for Hockey Day continues the story of brothers Blaine and Cullen, and their love of ice hockey, while introducing new characters like Ann, who also has Down syndrome like Blaine, and Aiden, a hockey player with one leg. The kids decide to write to their governor to make Hockey Day a state holiday–and succeed beyond their wildest dreams.
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Its Hockey Season
$12.99Add to cartIt’s Hockey Season tells the tale of two brothers, Blaine and Cullen, who love ice hockey and each other. Cullen is the all-star team captain and his brother Blaine, who has Down syndrome, is the team manager. Blaine is clearly the unsung hero of the team; his leadership and unselfish actions speak louder than words. Young readers are able to learn respect and a better understanding for the challenges individuals with special needs face on a daily basis.
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Roll With It
$7.99Add to cartA Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019
In the tradition of Wonder and Out of My Mind, this big-hearted middle grade debut tells the story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she moves to a new town.
Ellie’s a girl who tells it like it is. That surprises some people, who see a kid in a wheelchair and think she’s going to be all sunshine and cuddles. The thing is, Ellie has big dreams: She might be eating Stouffer’s for dinner, but one day she’s going to be a professional baker. If she’s not writing fan letters to her favorite celebrity chefs, she’s practicing recipes on her well-meaning, if overworked, mother.
But when Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her ailing grandpa, Ellie has to start all over again in a new town at a new school. Except she’s not just the new kid–she’s the new kid in the wheelchair who lives in the trailer park on the wrong side of town. It all feels like one challenge too many, until Ellie starts to make her first-ever friends. Now she just has to convince her mom that this town might just be the best thing that ever happened to them!
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Noels Whispering Waters
$14.99Add to cartNoel is a seven-year-old girl who feels anxious and sad that her family moves a lot, due to her father having to relocate because of his job. After their latest move, her father persuades her to reflect on what she loves the most, what makes her heart happiest, despite the circumstances she can’t change. That love is swimming, but she also wants to know why she loves the water so much, so she asks her wise Grandmother one day. Through the advice and wisdom of her Grandmother, she has a spiritual awakening regarding the element of water, and what water symbolizes to her overall soul and spirit. Noel begins her spiritual journey by sitting quietly wherever she finds herself; in the park, at school, at church, and of course in the water. She can truly meditate and therefore start to hear God’s whispers, always leading her back to Him. Thus, she is able to better appreciate and handle her mixed emotions and feelings about all of the moving she’s had to endure at such a young age.
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Ms Jamess Class
$28.95Add to cartMs. James has been a faithful third-grade teacher at Joi Christian School for the past ten years. She has a special way with her students. She listens to their problems and prays with them. The children all love Ms. James.
As a new school year begins, Ms. James prepares her classroom while praying for her new students and their parents. Ms. James not only loves teaching, but also God. As she leads her students through a new year, Ms. James educates them about life, godly living, and how to love and care for each other. But most importantly, Ms. James reminds them that with God’s help, they can do all things.
In this Christian juvenile novel, a caring third-grade teacher offers her heart and spiritual wisdom to her students while letting them know that they are all gifts from God.
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Randy The Rooster
$7.99Add to cartRandy the Rooster is the second book in the Billy the Balloon series aimed at telling the story behind the scenes of Billy the Balloon. The reader of Billy the Balloon will have been amazed at how quickly the connection was made between Fred the Farmer and Sally and her parents despite the fact that many miles separate the two families. The wind was a powerful force that moved a helium-filled balloon from an urban setting to a rural farm. But to Fred, the unusual wasn’t expected and so he needed further help to find the original owner of Billy the Balloon and that is where Randy the Rooster comes into the story!
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Keep On Keepin On
$9.99Add to cartKids face many challenges every day. Finishing homework and household chores, learning new life skills, and navigating moral choices all come with the opportunity to either persevere or to give up and quit. This song-story is a great tool to help children keep on keeping on. It will help kids push through feeling overwhelmed or intimidated to experiencing the sense of accomplishment that comes with a job well done! For Ages 5-11.
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Code
$12.99Add to cartJoin Chase as he uncovers “The Code” and its meaning. An unlikely discovery in his grandpa’s barn leads him and his friends on a journey that forces them to make a stand and apply God’s wisdom in a real way kids can relate to. Imaginative and fun, “The Adventures of Chase and Bolts” will delight young readers while teaching powerful character lessons.
