When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in ways that prepare him for even greater journeys.

Benny learns many things during the first year of his life. Includes nonfiction information about infant development.

As a small girl grows from "not-being-able, to now-she-can," she wonders if she will ever spend a whole night at her grandmother's house without being afraid.

Ruby, the last of Mother Duck's and Father Duck's eggs to hatch, is slower to develop than her four siblings, until the day that she flies further and higher than any of them.

A mother dreams about keeping her child young, but realizes that she would miss important milestones in her child's life.

A young girl wants to fly like a witch on a broom, and one special night, through enormous effort and with the help of her brother, her black cat, and an owl, she fulfills her dream.

One day a small sea serpent falls from the faucet into the tub as a child is about to take a bath, and as the days go by and the serpent grows, they both realize that he needs to go back to the sea where he belongs.

A child imagines many things to do when one is big, from one to twenty-five, including climbing a tree with fourteen branches to reach a tree house big enough for fifteen bears.

In his signature style of grand storytelling, James Michener sweeps us back through time to the very beginnings of the Jewish faith, thousands of years ago. Through the lineage of four modern men and women, we trace the colourful history of the Jews, including the life of the early Hebrews and their persecution, the impact of Christianity on the Jewish world, the Crusades, and the Spanish inquisition. Michener weaves his epic tale of love, strength,...

As the smallest tree seedling grows, she thinks about all the possibilities open to her even if she isn't chosen to be a Christmas tree. The yearning of this seedling is really the yearning that we all feel: the impatience of children waiting to grow up, the frenzied yearning of adults to accomplish ever more. The seedling in Janie Jasin's inspirational story is impatient, too, longing for the day when she will be tall enough and beautiful enough...