Found by a young boy and placed into his pocket for safekeeping, Penny feels useless compared to the exciting Superball, the shiny Marble, the adventuresome Rock, and the colorful Bubblegum. But as she reminisces about her life and history, she realizes her worth, and it is reinforced by the young boy's need for her in an important decision....

After his parents and grandfather kept pushing activities to that most overscheduled day of the week- Someday - young Max searches for that elusive day on his calendar. The days of the week come to life and explain someday is actually not a day of the week.

"We can't always make room for the things that matter most," Sunday said kindly. "If you want to do something, Max, don't wait for Someday, pick one of us."

To his great relief Max's family realizes that Someday is today as they head off to the fair, to build a fort, and for an evening of fishing....

Following in the footsteps of My Momma Likes to Say comes the charming My Grandma Likes to Say. Thousands of proverbs and idioms can be found in the English language. Derived from many different sources, these expressions are a wonderful link to history and culture, and can be an instructive tool in language education....

Sitting in a beautiful garden, high atop a flower, the impressionable Buzzy reads in the book, Learn to Fly, the very true fact that, "Bumblebees weren't made to fly." He reads again, "Bumblebees weren't made to fly."

Stranded on top of a flower/ Buzzy longed to fly away.
His heart still knew how/ But his head had forgotten the way.

The adventure that ensues challenges Buzzy to overcome obstacles without his wings that he had never before thought possible. He travels over the stream and through the high grass, back home where his parents with love and support tell him,

"You're doubting yourself./ Fear is in the way.
Listen to your heart Buzzy/ Not what others say.
Ignore labels and limits Buzzy./ They seldom do good.
You start to think, 'I Can't,'/ when you should be thinking, 'I Could.'"

Its vibrant illustrations and clear, thoughtful message make Buzzy the Bumblebee a motivating and heartwarming story for all ages.

He stopped doubting himself/ And didn't need to know, "Why."
He believed once again/ And was able to FLY.

Illustrations by Michael G. Monroe....

From the author of "Buzzy the bumblebee" comes a child's hilarious visual interpretation of such parental idioms and witticisms as "Hold your horses;" "Money doesn't grow on trees;" and "I have eyes in the back of my head."

"Cat got your tongue?
My Momma likes to say.
I'm not sure what she means
but I like it anyway.

My cat has never tried
to take my tongue away.
But if he did, he'd find that it
can stretch a long, long way."...

From the same team that brought you "My Momma Likes to Say" comes this delightful interpretation of maxims, idioms, proverbs, and cliches many students remember hearing on a regular basis in the classroom. From "Do you have ants in your pants?' to "Stick together!" and "Great minds think alike," readers will be intrigued by the history of these adages, told in poetry form as well as expository text, and amused by the witty illustrations, depicting these sayings as a child might imagine them....

The impressionable Buzzy reads the startling and shocking "scientific fact" that he should not be able to fly and he begins to doubt himself. Come along on Buzzy's chanllenging journey and discover what can happen when you learn to Bee-lieve....