The Six Red Roses and Other Stories

When Kayla finds six red roses lying on the ground in Mrs. Carter’s garden, she picks them up longingly. Would it be all right for her to take them along home without asking?When his prize birthday truck is lost, Kevin digs all around in the sandbox and checks all the hills, tunnels, and roads. He even empties his pond and takes the plastic out. But the special truck is gone.Candace needs more school dresses, but she doesn’t like the brown fabric that Grandma gives her.Thomas is watching the storm from the window when he sees a large branch come crashing onto the shed roof.These twenty-two stories and poems will help children understand how to relate to the questions, disappointments, and pleasures of everyday life. Written for the preschool- and primary-age levels.