Winner of: Best Illustrator Silver (tie)-- Nivola Uya, 2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards A woman drives a tractor through town and, thanks to the tractor's noisy engine, can't hear all the things people say about her as she drives by. They comment on her clothes and her hair, but mostly they seem confused as to why a woman is driving a tractor in the first place. A fun, original tale about turning a deaf ear to negativity and prejudice, this story will inspire children to embrace who they are and to believe they can grow up to be anything they want to be. Guided Reading Level L Lexile Level 1040L

Clucky the Hen takes her baby chicks to the farmyard school every morning so they can learn, play, and make new friends. But the baby chicks soon learn how mean others can be when some of the other students tease, bully, and start rumors about a classmate and even about them and Clucky. When the chicks come home and tell Clucky about the mean things their classmates say, she tells them to ignore them and not to take any of their comments to heart. In the end, Clucky uses her magic kettle to collect bad feelings and turn them into good ones so that the farmyard school can become a positive and friendly place. Clucky's third tale addresses bullying and peer pressure and emphasizes the importance of a good attitude and open communication.

Finalist at the 2011 International Latino Book Awards. Balzo, a very restless boy, goes shopping with his mom and accidentally breaks some figurines. There is no reason to be angry ... couldn't it happen to anyone?Balzo goes shopping with his mother and they stop by a store where boys and girls can't touch anything. To stop himself from getting bored, he pretends to be a silkworm. But while he's playing, he accidentally knocks some figurines off a shelf, and worst of all, he bumps his head. Neither his mother nor the storekeeper seem to notice the lump; instead, they tell off Balzo as if he'd smashed the figurines (and caused the lump) on purpose.... On purpose? He was just playing around with his imaginary friends! Unfortunately, no one is interested in knowing his part of the story... And mom is so angry she sounds like an ogre! Once they get home, Balzo goes straight to bed when suddenly he hears this powerful sound: "CRASH!". Could it happen to anyone?

Finalist at the 2011 and 2014 International Latino Book Awards. Cocorina has a big heart, but she's a bit clumsy and forgetful... A delightful tale told in rhyme, ideal for learning to accept the faults of those around us and to ignore gossip.Cocorina had a big heart, but she was clumsy and forgetful too. She always had a thousand things in mind, so imagine when she gave birth to three chicks! Sometimes, her children ended up finding themselves in complicated situations due to the occasional distractions from their mother. In the farmyard, the other hens gossiped and insinuated Cocorina wasn't a good mother to her children, and the rumor started to spread... Suddenly the rumor had already arrived to the city and soon to the most remote part of the world. Everyone said that Cocorina did not treat her children well. Although not everything was going as Cocorina would have liked, she did not stop striving for the welfare of her three beloved children. But being a good mother was not an easy task: more than once did Cocorina mess up, but she never gave up and, right after apologizing to her three little ones, she hugged them and showed them that she loved them very much. And the rumors didn't matter, because the three chicks were clear that their mother was unique and that they would not change her for anything in the world. Finalista en los International Latino Book Awards 2011 y 2014. La gallina Cocorina tiene un gran corazon, pero es un poco torpe y olvidadiza... Un cuento lleno de emocion escrito en verso que nos ensena que nadie es perfecto.Cocorina era una gallina muy simpatica y carinosa, pero tambien algo despistada y torpe. El hecho de ser mama de tres pollitos no ayudaba demasiado: !Cocorina andaba de aqui para alla con mil cosas a la cabeza! Sus pollitos en mas de una ocasion acababan encontrandose en situaciones complicadas debido a algun que otro despiste de su mama. Las gallinas empezaron a criticar a Cocorina por no ser una buena madre, y, de pronto, el rumor ya habia circulado por la ciudad hasta llegar al lugar mas remoto del mundo: todos decian que Cocorina no trataba bien a sus hijos. Si bien no todo iba como a Cocorina le hubiese gustado, ella no dejaba de esforzarse por el bienestar de sus tres queridos hijos. Pero ser una buena mama no era tarea facil: mas de una vez Cocorina metio la pata, pero ella no se rendia nunca y, pidiendo perdon a sus tres pequenos, los abrazaba y les demostraba que los queria muchisimo. Y nada importaron los rumores, porque los tres pollitos tenian claro que su mama era unica y que no la cambiarian por nada en el mundo.

El elefante tiene una trompa muy larga. Desde crear escaleras para ayudar a Monkey a meterse en el arbol, hasta mantener el cuello de Giraffe caliente en los dias frios, la mayoria de sus amigos estan muy agradecidos por su ayuda. Pero el hipopotamo siempre se burla de el diciendo: "!Eso no es normal!" Pero cuando Hippo necesite ayuda para salvar a su bebe del lago infestado de cocodrilos, ?aceptara la ayuda del tronco anormalmente largo de Elephant? ----- Spanish version of 'That's Not Normal'. Elephant has a very long trunk. From creating stairs to help Monkey get into the tree, to keeping Giraffe's neck warm on cold days, most of his friends are very grateful for his help. But Hippopotamus always mocks him saying: "That's not normal!" But when Hippo needs help saving his baby from the crocodile-infested lake, will he accept the help from Elephant's abnormally long trunk?

A woman drives a tractor through town and, thanks to the tractor's noisy engine, can't hear all the things people say about her as she drives by. They comment on her clothes and her hair, but mostly they seem confused as to why a woman is driving a tractor in the first place. A fun, original tale about turning a deaf ear to negativity and prejudice, this story will inspire children to embrace who they are and to believe they can grow up to be anything they want to be. Una mujer conduce un tractor por el pueblo y, gracias a lo ruidoso que es el motor del tractor, no logra escuchar lo que dice la gente sobre ella. Hacen comentarios sobre su ropa y su pelo, pero mas que nada parecen estar confundidos por el hecho de que una mujer este conduciendo un tractor. Un divertido y original cuento sobre hacer oidos sordos hacia la negatividad y los prejuicios, esta historia inspirara a los ninos a aceptarse como son y a creer que pueden ser lo que deseen cuando crezcan. Lexile Level 760L

Finalist at the 2011 International Latino Book Awards. Balzo, a very restless boy, goes shopping with his mom and accidentally breaks some figurines. There is no reason to be angry ... couldn't it happen to anyone?Balzo goes shopping with his mother and they stop by a store where boys and girls can't touch anything. To stop himself from getting bored, he pretends to be a silkworm. But while he's playing, he accidentally knocks some figurines off a shelf, and worst of all, he bumps his head. Neither his mother nor the storekeeper seem to notice the lump; instead, they tell off Balzo as if he'd smashed the figurines (and caused the lump) on purpose.... On purpose? He was just playing around with his imaginary friends! Unfortunately, no one is interested in knowing his part of the story... And mom is so angry she sounds like an ogre! Once they get home, Balzo goes straight to bed when suddenly he hears this powerful sound: "CRASH!". Could it happen to anyone? Finalista en los International Latino Book Awards 2012. Balzo, un nino muy jugueton, acompana a su mama a una tienda y rompe unas figuritas sin querer. No hay por que enfadarse... ?acaso no puede pasarle a cualquiera?Balzo acompana a su mama a comprar y pasan por una tienda donde los ninos y ninas no pueden tocar nada. Para no aburrirse, Balzo juega a ser un gusano de seda. Pero sin querer tira algunas figuritas de un estante y, encima, se golpea la cabeza y le sale un chichon. Ni su madre ni la dependienta parecen notar el bulto que le empieza a crecer, !todo lo contrario! Las dos reganan a Balzo porque no sabe estarse quieto... !como si hubiera roto las figurillas a proposito...! "?Acaso me haria un chichon ?a proposito?", penso. !Estaba jugando con sus amigos imaginarios! Desafortunadamente, nadie parece interesado en conocer su parte de la historia... !Y mama esta tan enfadada que parece un ogro! Cuando llegan a casa, Balzo se va directo a la cama, cuando de repente escucha un fuerte sonido: "!CRASH!". ?Acaso no puede pasarle a cualquiera?