Most Popular Books by Barbara M. Joosse

Hooray! Someone''s coming to play with you. Can you guess who? In this wonderful read-aloud for very young children, Gramma comes to visit and brings a surprise . . . or two. . . or three. And a lot of the fun is guessing which surprise is next! Part thoughtful play, part playful imagination, this tongue-tickling tale of funny animals and loving family will entertain and involve children with each turn of the page!

When Wild Willie''s best friend Kyle moves back to the neighborhood the boys suspect that Kyle''s new house is haunted.

It''s one of those days in the city when the sidewalk is hot as a frying pan, and Mimi and her little brother Joe are sweatin'' out rivers. Then Mimi and Joe find their way to a place where it''s always cool, a place where they can let their imagination run free--the library. Full color.

Als Milan in bed ligt hoort hij vreemde geluiden. Papa is weg en mama slaapt. Maar Milan is een slim en dapper jongetje, hij zal mama beschermen tegen die grote Beer! Prentenboek met dynamische kleurenillustraties. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

Old Robert the sailor lives a solitary existence until some performing cats come into his life.

Harriet talks about love, how one can love someone but still be angry, and some of the ways to show love.

A little girl and her grandmother have a rollicking good time during a sleepover.

With more than a million copies sold worldwide, this universal story of a child testing the limits of her independence demonstrates that the special love between parent and child is a bond that transcends all boundaries of time and place. This tender story is now available in a 19th Anniversary Commemorative Edition with a cloth cover and limited edition, frameable print.

A Crack! Snap! ROAWR!awakens Liam in the middle of the night. Oh, dear. Papa is away and Mama is snore asleep. Mama is delicious to forest things. And Liam is just a boy-too small to fight them off! What can Liam do?! He''ll dig a hole, bring sticks and string, and creep on furry feet to trap-Bear! Would that keep Mama safe? No. Liam may be just a boy, but suddenly he has an even bigger idea. Will it work? Barbara Joosse and celebrated Dutch artist Jan Jutte have the deliciously unexpected and ebullient answer.

Laura tries to make Mrs. Brady feel better when her dog Max dies.

Nikolai, a bear who lives in the orphanage in Novosibirsk, Russia, does not seem to fit in until the day some visitors arrive from America.

The long-awaited companion to the bestselling "Mama, Do You Love Me?" captures the universal love between a father and child. Set in an African Maasai village, this beautiful book tenderly depicts the strong bond between a father and child. Full color.

Whenever she''s been naughty, Elisabeth must spend time in the thinking place.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American West, best-selling author Barbara Joosse spins a gripping tale about fathers & sons; courage & tenderness; about the coming of age of a nation & of a boy. For along the Santa Fe Trail, Lewis & Papa find more than an adventure. Amidst the buffalo stampedes & coyotes, dark clouds of dust & heat, Lewis learns that being a man is more than muscles & strength, & Papa learns that being tender is sometimes the most courageous act of all. Joosseżs poignant text coupled with Zyleżs rich full-color paintings make this a coming of age story that will stir the minds & hearts of readers. żThis book wonderfully catches the spirit of the old Santa Fe trail & ought to delight young readers.ż

Dinah wishes horrible things for her mother when the two have a fight.

Five-year-old Ross is often told "wait until you are six," but when he carries a banner to the end of a long, hot Fourth of July parade, his parents decide that he is old enough for sparklers after all.

Thirteen-year-old Simon tries to stand up for himself and be recognized for who he is, not for the person his mother wants him to be.

Harriet gives examples of polite words and expressions to use in various social situations to make them more pleasant.

Over the course of eighty years a spruce tree grows, along with the little boy who first selected it at a tree farm. At the end of its life, the tree is chosen to be the centerpiece of a city''s holiday celebration.

A little boy named Claus worries that he is different from other kids: he likes to wear red all the time and his favorite hangout is the workshop with his grandmother. His grandmother tells him his differences make him special and a Christmas snowstorm helps Claus appreciate his talents.

Elisabeth is old enough to go to the fruit cellar alone, but she is afraid of the spiders lurking there.

An annual family reunion involving berry-picking and jam-making reminds Ben that he is part of a big, noisy family of grandparents, cousins, uncles, and aunts.

When the neighborhood bully starts following Willy, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he''s been abducted by aliens until Scarface the parrot presents another possibility.

Ziva, a "wind-wild" young sled dog, decides whether to stay with the man who has trained her or to run free with the wolves and wind.

A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother''s love is unconditional.

When nine-year-old Anna rescues a stray kitten, it leads her into friendship with Mrs. Sarafiny, an eccentric old woman with many cats and a paranoid conviction that the Martians are after her.

Bram and his family leave their small brick house in Holland and travel to a new life in New York City.

Willie and his best friend, Kyle, who has moved to Ohio, start a detective agency, and their first case is to spy on the girl who has moved into Kyle''s old house.

Esta história revela o quanto o amor de uma avó é eterno e incondicional.

Eine Detektivgeschichte mit witzigen Gedankengängen und überraschendem Schluss.