Maggie Smith

"By Pushcart award-winning poet Maggie Smith, a collection of quotes and essays on facing life's challenges with creativity, courage, and resilience"--

On a trip to Maine, the family counts from one baby to twenty fireflies

When his friend Daisy gets sick, Peter sends her more gifts each day of the week until she feels better.

"At bedtime, when lights go outsometimes thoughts stay on. Scary things and worries flutter and flap around. It's so hard to sleep! But a little imagination (and a lot of love) can create a cozy nest for happy thoughts-and sweet dreams for little ones"--

Tired of collecting dust in a toy store, a stuffed elephant named Paisley ventures out in search of his Special Someone.

A little girl who loves her blue wool bunny makes a special toy friend for her new baby brother.

A child describes how Dexter the cat had always been part of the family and how much he was loved even after he died.

A celebration of a mother's love for her baby. A cat has her kittens, a dog has her puppies, a sheep has her lamb, and I have you. This book celebrates the love between mothers and babies throughout the animal kingdom. Ducklings, piglets, foals, and fawns frolic through the pages. As our human baby grows from newborn to toddler, Mom offers the constant, comforting refrain: Wherever you go, whatever you see, I'll always have you and you'll always have...

Rhyming text describes a perfect day at the beach, complete with sandy knees, deviled eggs, and a castle with a moat.