Leslea Newman Books
Fat chance
In a series of diary entries, thirteen-year-old Judi recounts her struggles to lose weight, hide her bulimia from her mother, find a boyfriend, and decide on a profession.
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Heather Has Two Mommies
Candlewick relaunches a modern classic for this generation with a beautifully illustrated edition.Heather’s favorite number is two. She has two arms, two legs, and two pets. And she also has...
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Heather Has Two Mommies
“Each page is artfully and distinctly rendered to be a visual depiction of the beauty of joy and diversity.” — School Library JournalHeather’s favorite number is two. S...
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Daddy s song
At bedtime, a father conjures up images of all sorts of strange things that could happen--from ice cream cones falling from the sky to penguins jumping on trampolines--but no matter what, he and hi...
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Runaway dreidel!
In this rhyming tale in the style of "The Night before Christmas," a family's preparations for Chanukah are disrupted by a wildly spinning dreidel.
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Hachiko waits
Professor Ueno's loyal Akita, Hachiko, waits for him at the train station every afternoon, and even after the professor has a fatal heart attack while at work, Hachiko faithfully continues to await...
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