Maggie Smith
Author
Language
English
Description
"Life, like a poem, is a series of choices." In her memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself in lyrical vignettes that shine, hard and clear as jewels. The book begins with one woman's personal, particular heartbreak, but its circles widen into a reckoning with contemporary womanhood, traditional gender roles, and the power dynamics that persist...
Author
Language
English
Description
"By Pushcart award-winning poet Maggie Smith, a collection of quotes and essays on facing life's challenges with creativity, courage, and resilience"--
When poet Smith started writing daily Twitter posts in the wake of her divorce, they unexpectedly caught fire. Here she writes about new beginnings as opportunities for transformation. Like kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken ceramics with gold, she celebrates the beauty and strength on the...
7) Paisley
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tired of collecting dust in a toy store, a stuffed elephant named Paisley ventures out in search of his Special Someone.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
At bedtime, when lights go out, sometimes thoughts stay on. Scary things and worries flutter and flap around. It's so hard to sleep! But a little imagination (and a lot of love) can create a cozy nest for happy thoughts--and sweet dreams for little ones.
12) One mitten
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 390L
Language
English
Description
One mitten can do many things, but when the second mitten is found, it is time to go outside and have fun.
14) My big boy bed
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little boy celebrates all the things he can do now that he has a big boy bed.
16) Our library
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
A raccoon and his friends go to great lengths to make sure they will always have a library from which to borrow books.