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Astrid Lindgren

Storyteller to the World

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Dooling, Michael

Examines the life of the Swedish storyteller who created the well-known Pippi Longstocking for her sick daughter and saw the story go on to be published in fif...

Teacher's pet

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Hamanaka, Sheila

Nine-year-old Cricket's expectations of being, as always, the teacher's favorite student are dashed by the arrival of an unusual new girl in her fourth-grade c...

Russell sprouts

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Hoban, Lillian

Home and school adventures of Russell, age six and growing up fast.

Class clown

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Hamanaka, Sheila

Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student.

Hurricane Elaine

by Hurwitz, Johanna & De Groat, Diane

Fifteen-year-old Elaine suddenly finds her life very interesting, as her family deals with the death of a cat, her little brother gets five dogs for his birthd...

Yellow blue Jay

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Carrick, Donald

Happy to spend his summer vacation at home in the city, eight-year-old Jay is horrified by his parent's plan to spend two weeks in the Vermont woods sharing a ...

Russell rides again

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Hoban, Lillian

The adventures of Russell, his family, and friends, as he gets ready to celebrate his sixth birthday.