A Pocketful Of Stars

Safiya and her mother have never seen eye to eye. Her mother doesn't understand Safiya's love of gaming, and shy Safiya doesn't think she has anything in common with her vibrant, sometimes volatile mother. But when her mother falls into a coma, Safiya's whole world shifts. She finds herself dreaming about an unfamiliar setting and a rebellious girl who's distinctly familiar. Gradually she realizes that she's experiencing her mother’s memories of her childhood in Kuwait. As Safiya unlocks these memories the way she would unlock levels in a game, she finds a path to accepting loss and embracing who she is—someone not so different from her mother after all.

Grade level: 3, e, p, k, t.

A Pocket Full of Stars There was once a small, white rabbit named Snow. Her best friend was a little bear, whose name is Rain. Snow and Rain did everything together! They played games, ate cookies, swung on swings and drew together.... But, a few days before Rain's birthday, Snow had a problem: she had no idea what to buy as a birthday present for Rain. "Hmm..." Rain pondered. "A star!" How is it possible for Snow to catch a real star from the sky? If Snow cannot catch a star from the sky, what kind of birthday present can she give to Rain? Will Snow be capable of retrieving the best gift for Rain? Count, Subtract, and Add with Three Little Bunnies Do you want to count, add, and subtract with the three little bunnies in both English and Chinese? What happens to the little bunnies that run away? Will they come back?

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