A Place to Stay

A Place to Stay
Author: Erin Gunti
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1782858652

This simple, touching picture book shows readers a women’s shelter through the eyes of a young girl, who with her mother’s help, uses her imagination to overcome her anxiety and adjust. Includes factual endnotes detailing various reasons people experience homelessness and the resources available to help.

A Place to Stay Forever

A Place to Stay Forever
Author: M.L. Lloyd
Publisher: TellWell
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2019-04-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0228809940

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Remote Places to Stay

Remote Places to Stay
Author: Debbie Pappyn
Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag-DGV
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2019-08-30
Genre: Hotels
ISBN: 9783899559866

Discover magical, remote locations around the world, from Africa to the Arctic, that will help you disconnect from modern life and enter a state of wonder. Silence. Calm. Open spaces. These are the new luxuries. In this turbulent era it has become ever more crucial to disconnect and slow down. Remote Places to Stay shares 22 out-of-the-way places where you can get off the grid and reconnect to the essentials, surrounded by raw pristine nature. Some of these remote places are only accessible by foot, others by train, small boat, or bush plane--but they are all places with a very strong sense of space. From lavish to spare architecture, from the Arctic to the desert landscapes of Africa, from a peaceful retreat in the Himalayas to a secret convent in the south of Italy, each exceptional retreat has been carefully selected to inspire and spark a state of wonder. Exploring the pages of Remote Places to Stay is a visual journey you will never forget.

The Boy who Grew Flowers

The Boy who Grew Flowers
Author: Jennifer Wojtowicz
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781841486864

Shunned at school because he sprouts flowers every full moon, Rink Bowagon makes a special pair of shoes for a classmate who is able to appreciate his unique abilities.

The Girl with a Brave Heart

The Girl with a Brave Heart
Author: Rita Jahanforuz
Publisher: Barefoot Books
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2018-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1782854797

Shiraz, a kindhearted young girl growing up in Tehran, has a miserable life at home with her stepmother and stepsister, who treat her like a servant. When the wind blows Shiraz’s ball of wool into the garden next door, she spends the day helping and caring for the old lady who lives there, with miraculous results. Then her stepmother sends her own daughter off on the same mission . . . but will the results be the same?

Claymates

Claymates
Author: Dev Petty
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2017-06-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316303100

Meet the claymates: two balls of clay that can become anything--even best friends! What can you do with two blobs of clay? Create something amazing! But don't leave them alone for too long. Things might get a little crazy. In this photographic friendship adventure, the claymates squish, smash, and sculpt themselves into the funniest shapes imaginable. But can they fix a giant mess before they're caught in the act?

This Is My South

This Is My South
Author: Caroline Eubanks
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2018-10-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1493034316

You may think you know the South for its food, its people, its past, and its stories, but if there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that the region tells far more than one tale. It is ever-evolving, open to interpretation, steeped in history and tradition, yet defined differently based on who you ask. This Is My South inspires the reader to explore the Southern States––Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia––like never before. No other guide pulls together these states into one book in quite this way with a fresh perspective on can’t-miss landmarks, off the beaten path gems, tours for every interest, unique places to sleep, and classic restaurants. So come see for yourself and create your own experiences along the way!

Still a Family

Still a Family
Author: Brenda Reeves Sturgis
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807577081

New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017 A family has fallen on hard times and are living in different homeless shelters. But even though they are separate, they are still a family. A little girl and her parents have lost their home and must live in a homeless shelter. Even worse, due to a common shelter policy, her dad must live in a men's shelter, separated from her and her mom. Despite these circumstances, the family still finds time to be together. They meet at the park to play hide-and-seek, slide on slides, and pet puppies. While the young girl wishes for better days when her family is together again under a roof of their very own, she continues to remind herself that they're still a family even in times of separation.

I See You

I See You
Author: Michael Genhart
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2021-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1433839695

Gold medal winner, 2018 IPPY Awards Gold Medal Winner, 2017 Foreword INDIES Awards Gold Medal winner, Mom's Choice Awards She is “invisible” to everyone around her…except one boy. Homelessness is a problem that is both very visible and, in many ways, invisible. I See You is a wordless picture book that depicts a homeless woman who is not seen by everyone around her — except for a little boy. Over the course of a year, the boy is witness to all that she endures. Ultimately, in a gesture of compassion, the boy acknowledges her in an exchange in which he sees her and she experiences being seen. In a Note for Parents, Educators, and Neighbors there are discussion questions and additional resources about helping the homeless. Open the door for kids and parents to begin a conversation about homelessness.