Pat Brisson Books
I Remember Miss Perry
By Pat Brisson
When his teacher, Miss Perry, is killed in a car accident, Stevie and his elementary school classmates take turns sharing memories of her, especially her fondest wish for each day.
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Bertie's picture day
By Pat Brisson
Bertie tries to get spiffy for his class picture, but several disastrous events result in him looking "interesting" instead.
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Beach is to fun
By Pat Brisson
A day at the beach is the occasion for this rhyming look at the relationships between things.
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Before we eat
By Pat Brisson
As a family sits down to enjoy a meal, thoughts of those who provide the food, from farmers who plant and tend seeds to store clerks who sell groceries, fill each one with gratitude.
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The summer my father was ten
By Pat Brisson
A father tells his son the story of how he damaged a neighbor's garden when he was a boy and what he did to make amends.
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The Summer My Father Was Ten
By Pat Brisson Illustrated By Andrea Shine
In this touching book with a moral message, a child retells the story of her father's youth when an impromptu baseball game gets out of hand and some unthinking boys end up destroying an old m...
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Wanda's Roses
By Pat Brisson Illustrated By Maryann Cocca Leffler
When Wanda discovers a thornbush growing in an empty lot, she's quite sure it's a rosebush ready to bloom. So she clears away the trash, checks on it every day, and brings water from the butcher sh...
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Mama loves me from away
By Pat Brisson
When a mother and daughter are separated by the mother's incarceration, they find a special way to keep their loving relationship alive.
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