Addy has worn hearing aids for as long as she can remember. Her mother tells her this makes her special, but now that Addy's in grade six, she wants to be special for what she's done. When Addy joins the school running club to keep her best friend, Lucy, company, she discovers she is a gifted runner. Lucy isn't, which is problematic. Further troubles surface when Addy gets paired on a school project with Sierra, a smart, self-assured new classmate who wears a cochlear implant. Addy is surprised to discover hearing loss is all they have in common and a shared disability is not enough of a foundation for a friendship. True friends support each other, even if they have different passions and dreams. More importantly, Addy comes to understand that she is defined by more than her hearing loss. She has the power to choose how people will see her, and she does.
Dickon wasn't happy in his old home or his old school. He hopes that in his new neighborhood he will meet children who never knew his old, hyper self, who will like him for who he is now. And he hopes for a dog of his own. Dickon's mother calls him Birdie. She feeds him milk from a teddy bear mug. She worries if he's out of her sight for a moment and she knows how filthy and vicious dogs can be. Dickon is delighted to discover that the Humane Society is right on the other side of the fence behind the new house, but only by disobeying his mother will he ever get close to a real dog.
There is more than one way to grow a garden!
It’s time for a play about the weather!
Little brother can do lots of things big sister can do . . . with a little help, of course.
Let’s put up posters for safety!
All aboard! It’s time to ride the high seas!
Where will the rocket ship take us?
My monkey loves to go places around town! Where will my monkey go today?
Giraffe’s friends have a surprise in store! What will it be?
It is fun to have a play date! Can you come play?
It’s purple day! What will everyone wear to school?
Put on dress-up clothes. It’s time for some fun!
