Publisher Marketing: Open up a fresh and stylish story about growing up and keeping hold of your favorite memories. As the year passes, the narrator's favorite dress goes through a series of creative changes, from dress to shirt to tank top to scarf and so on, until all that's left of it is a good memory. Assisted by her patient and crafty mama, the narrator finds that when disaster strikes her favorite things, she doesn't need to make mountains out of molehills--she "makes molehills out of mountains" instead! Structured around the days of the week, the story is also illustrated to show the passing of the seasons, a perfect complement to the themes of growing older and keeping hold (and letting go) of special mementos. Author: Boni Ashburn Illustrator: Julia Denos ISBN: 9781419700163 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Binding: Hardcover Pub Date: August 01, 2011 Target Age Group: 05 to 07

NYTBR Notable Children's BOTY National Book Awards Finalist American Library Association Notable Children's Books New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Books of the Year Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List NYT Outstanding Books of the Year New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Books of the Year The New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year School Library Best Books of the Year School Library Journal Best Books of the Year ALA Notable Children's Books New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year NYT Best Illustrated BOTY Publisher Marketing: Amos the mouse and Boris the whale: a devoted pair of friends with nothing at all in common, except good hearts and a willingness to help their fellow mammal. They meet after Amos sets out to sail the sea and finds himself in extreme need of rescue. And there will come a day, long after Boris has gone back to a life at sea and Amos has gone back to life on dry land, when the tiny mouse must find a way to rescue the great whale. Amos & Boris is a 1971 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Notable Children's Book of the Year, and Outstanding Book of the Year. Author/Illustrator: William Steig ISBN: 9780312535667 Publisher: Square Fish Binding: Paperback Pub Date: September 15, 2009 Target Age Group: 05 to 08