juvenile fiction / imagination & play

Ming goes to preschool, where she bravely plays all kinds of games with new friends and old, but she is still not quite ready for the big red slide.

"Creating snacks that make most humans queasy, a young chef finds a new clientele, aliens"--Provided by publisher.

After losing his dreary job as a train ticket puncher, optimistic Serafin learns he has inherited a dilapidated house and car and, with his friend Plume, sets out to repair them.

"Penny has a new sled, but will it ever snow?"--Provided by publisher.

"Illustrations and simple, rhyming text challenge the idea that boys and girls should each wear only certain colors or play with certain toys, and encourages them to be true to themselves"--Provided by publisher.

Imaginative Jack describes the kind of school he would build--one full of animals, with tubes to transport students directly to their classrooms, and library books that come alive.

Mia was content to share her big, bright room with her baby brother, but now that they are older--and he is messier--she seeks a new space of her own.

"Kate throws her dog Frank a festive birthday party, but he'd rather have a quiet day with her"--Provided by publisher.

Lottie secretly knows there is a shark in the pool waiting to eat her, until her new walrus friend, Walter, helps her to conquer her fear.

Rocket and his friend Bella plan to spend the day outside, but their perfect day is nearly ruined by the rain.