New Releases by Helen Ketteman

Hardscrabble Tennessee farmer Clemmon Hardigree''s hard-luck changes when he plants seed potatoes in Cow Hollow before his fat mountain cows cause the pasture to collapse.

A girl waits impatiently as she and her father prepare a surprise birthday party for her mother.

A baby boy''s mischievous activities introduce, in rhyme, the numbers from one to ten.

Beanie''s grandfather tells him about the failure of the corn crop in 1928 and how he was able to make corn trees grow from whittled corn kernels.

Too poor to buy the latest fashion, Aunt Hilarity tries to make her own bustle several times, with disastrous results.

The minute Mom leaves, Yvette asks, "Is it time yet, Dad?" Dad answers, "Not yet, Yvette." Then Yvette and her dad get busy beacause there''s a lot to do before Mom comes home, like clean the house and bake a birthday cake. Through it all, Yvette repeats her question and Dad responds, "Not yet, Yvette."