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Nya’s Long Walk

In South Sudan, where Nya lives, many girls have a hard job: fetching water for their families from a remote water hole. The distance on foot is long, and the full water container is heavy. When Nya has to carry her little sister as well as the water, home seems impossibly distant. But reaching a thorn bush a few steps away – that she can do. And the tree after that, and then the next thing in her path…moving toward help and safety a step at a time. In the setting of Linda Sue park’s bestseller A Long Walk to Water, and featuring a character who appears in those pages, Nya’s Long Walk tells a story of determination, perseverance, and love. — […]

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Yum! Yuck!

At a busy street market, kids are happily eating ice cream. But disaster strikes when a little dog overturns a spice cart, showering pepper on everyone’s ice cream. Will the kids end up crying or cheering? Energetic art and a lift-the-flap feature make exploring language fun […]

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