Elisa Kleven ~ October 6

Stanley loves to help, but sometimes he gets so excited he makes mistakes. While running errands for his mom—CRASH—Stanley bounces his ball right on top of Mouse’s house, smashing it to smithereens. Stanley wants to make up for what he’s done, but how? In Elisa Kleven’s expressive, detailed pictures, Stanley finds his inspiration all around him, from here and there, and this and that. Soon he is ready to surprise his friend with a new house, and what a wonderful place it is!

Ages 4 & up.

Lizzy loves the big apple tree in her yard more than anything. So when the first day of school comes, she picks a beautiful apple, turns it into a makeshift doll she names Susanna, and takes it along to keep her company. But her teacher tells her that dolls aren’t allowed at school. Even worse, her sister says that Susanna won’t last forever. Then Lizzy’s mom shows her a way to turn Susanna into a real apple doll. And with the help of Susanna the Apple Doll, Lizzy overcomes her shyness at school and makes plenty of new friends to bring home to play in her beloved apple tree.

Ages 4 & up.

Believing the sneaky crow that the rubber ball has the power to grant wishes, Nellie, a homeless cat, begins to play with it in the hope that it will grant her the loving family she has always wanted and, to their mutual surprise, ends up with great success through an unusual series of unexpected twists-and-turns-and-bounces!

Ages 4 & up.

A young crocodile with a vivid imagination celebrates a birthday.

Ages 4 & up.

While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.

Ages 4 & up.