Explore my Current Books!

Thank you for exploring my current in-print books!  For more in-depth information on any one book, click on the title to go to its page.

  • Bears and a Birthday

    Bears in a Band

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    CLANG! CLANG! TOOTLEY-TOOO! The impossibly cute bears are back — and this time they have musical instruments at the ready.

  • Bears in the Snow

    Bears in the Snow

    1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (1 Vote)
    Shrieks of joy ensue when Big Brown Bear devises a clever sled that can carry four bears in this quintessential winter adventure.

  • One Frog Sang

    One Frog Sang

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    Shirley Parenteau offers a joyfully cacophonous counting-up and counting-down story, vibrantly illustrated by Cynthia Jabar.

  • Bears on Chairs, by Shirley Parenteau, illustrated by David Walker

    Bears on Chairs

    1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (16 Votes)
    Can five bears share four chairs? The infectious rhymes and easy charm of this winsome read-aloud will make young listeners sit up and take notice.

  • Bears in Beds

    Bears in Beds

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    Those adorable bears from Bears on Chairs return in an irresistibly sweet bedtime story.

  • Bears in the Bath

    Bears in the Bath

    1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (15 Votes)
    They toss the bubbles. They giggle and shriek. Four grungy bears resist the tub--but not for long.

  • Bears and a Birthday

    Bears and a Birthday

    1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (4 Votes)
    In their fourth endearing escapade, four small bears prepare a celebration for Big Brown Bear’s birthday.

  • Ship of Dolls

    Ship of Dolls

    1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (17 Votes)
    Can a ship carrying Friendship Dolls to Japan be Lexie’s ticket to see her fun-loving mother again?  A heartwarming historical novel inspired by a little-known true event.
    (Continue the adventure with "Dolls of Hope!"

  • Dolls of Hope

    Dolls of Hope

    1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (4 Votes)
    In this middle-grade novel, when eleven-year-old Chiyo Tamura is sent from her home in a small Japanese mountain village to a girls’ school in the city of Tsuchiura, she never imagines that she will soon be in Tokyo helping to welcome more than twelve thousand Friendship Dolls from America—including Emily Grace, a gift to her own school. 
    (Sequel to "Ship of Dolls"!)

  • Dolls of War

    Dolls of War

    1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (2 Votes)
    When America and Japan go to war, will Macy’s feelings for her beloved Japanese Friendship Doll change? Here is a moving addition to the Friendship Dolls series.

    (Book 3 of the "Friendship Dolls" Series!)