You're the Boss, Baby Duck!

By Amy Hest Illustrated By Jill Barton

"Even if you have loads of new-baby books, don't miss this one." — BooklistBaby Duck is back — and she's not the baby anymore! Hot Stuff, Baby Dick's little sister, has arrived, an...

Love you, soldier

By Amy Hest

Katie, a Jewish girl living in New York City during World War II, sees many dynamic changes in her world as she ages from seven to ten waiting for her father to return from the war.

Don't you feel well, Sam?

By Amy Hest

When Sam has a cough, Mrs. Bear tends to him all through the cold night.

Mr. George Baker

By Amy Hest

Harry sits on the porch with Mr. George Baker, an African American who is one hundred years old but can still dance and play the drums, waiting for the school bus that will take them both to the cl...

When Jessie Came Across the Sea

By Amy Hest Illustrated By P. J. Lynch

"Hest simply and faithfully holds a mirror to the milestone event for millions of turn-of-the-century immigrants." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)When a young girl from a poor...

Baby duck and the cozy blanket

By Amy Hest

You can do it, Sam

By Amy Hest

When Mrs. Bear and little Sam deliver the cakes they have made for their friends in the neighborhood, Sam carries the cakes all by himself, through the snow and up to the front doors.

Guess who, Baby Duck!

By Amy Hest

On a rainy day when Baby Duck is sick with a cold, her grandfather cheers her up by showing her family photographs.

Kiss Good Night

By Amy Hest Illustrated By Anita Jeram

"The finale is so satisfying that it calls for an encore. 'Again!' Sam says, as will readers of this cozy story." — Child MagazineIt was a dark and stormy night on Plum Street. In the li...

Remembering Mrs. Rossi

By Amy Hest Illustrated By Heather Maione

Mementos from her mother's students help a young girl to grieve in a middle-grade novel by award-winning author Amy Hest.Eight-year-old Annie lives in a sunny apartment in Manhattan with her father...