Ruby Sisson Library

Bilingual text describes a family as they sit down to a table filled with good food.

The further adventures of the Quimby family as Ramona enters the third grade.

Unsure about her artistic skills, second-grader Yasmin is not looking forward to the art competition at school--but with the support and encouragement of her family she produces a prize-winning painting.

A reluctant participant in the González family reunion, Daniel has some pleasant surprises and discovers the meaning of family.

At a family gathering, mischief ensues when Danny releases frogs from his wiggling pockets.

After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.

When Maribel's family has to move in with Taia Carmen because Papi lost his job, Maribel and her sister feel unsettled. It's not always easy sharing a room or being in a house full of loud cousins, but Papi reminds the girls that it's only por un ratito--just for a little while. In the meantime, there is always someone to play with, the mealtimes are filled with music and laughter, and bedtime is for snuggling in tight. Cuando la familia de Maribel...

Jesse has a problem when he does not keep his promise to Grandma, and help from the rest of the family only makes things worse.

Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.

Los maestros hacen mucho más que simplemente enseñar el aspecto académico. Establecen un sentido de comunidad dentro de sus clases, creando así casi una segunda casa donde sus estudiantes pueden sentirse seguros, valorados, y queridos. Con un mensaje sincero e ilustraciones elegantes y coloridas, "Nuestra Clase es Una Familia" es un libro que ayudará a construir y fortalecer el sentido de comunidad. Los niños aprenderán que la clase es un...