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| the hundred penny box: The Hundred Penny Box Sharon Bell Mathis, 2006-10-05 Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can't always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved hundred penny box, listening to stories about each of the hundred years of her life. Michael's mother wants to throw out the battered old box that holds the pennies, but Michael understands that the box itself is as important to Aunt Dew as the memories it contains. Winner of a Newbery Honor, this beautiful story will be available in a collector's edition featuring heavy interior stock embossing and silver ink on the cover, and a thread-sewn binding for added durability. A timeless story of the relationship between a boy and his elderly relative, this new edition is one that families young and old will treasure for years to come. |
| the hundred penny box: The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis Jean Little, Frances Stanford, Mathis, Sharon Bell, David Stanford, 1999 |
| the hundred penny box: Sidewalk Story Sharon Bell Mathis, 1992 When her best friend's family is evicted from their apartment, a nine-year-old girl decides to do something about the situation. |
| the hundred penny box: The House of Dies Drear Virginia Hamilton, 2011-02-15 Edgar Award Winner: A teenager and his family must uncover the haunting historical legacy of their Civil War–era house. Shortly after moving into an old, spooky home, thirteen-year-old Thomas Small and his family start hearing strange noises. The house has a past, and when Thomas discovers a hidden passageway that may have been part of the Underground Railroad, the family realizes the house has a history as well. To find out all there is to know about the House of Dies Drear, Thomas must explore secret rooms—and the secrets of lives lived centuries before, lives that tell the story of America’s troubled early years. |
| the hundred penny box: 100 Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes, 1856-1956 Ray T. Giles, Daniel L. Shuey, 2006 Covering the 100 years that Winchester and its predecessor companies, Volcanic Repeating Arms Co., and New Haven Arms Co., produced cartridges in New Haven, this is the first detailed study ever done on cartridge boxes from the era of the modem gun. Coverage includes all the calibers cataloged for every rifle model from 1856 to 1956. Drawing on never before seen company records and correspondence, as well as interviews with oldtime employees, the authors have unearthed a wealth of new and significant information on this under-researched, fast growing aspect of gun-related collectibles. With over 1,400 pictures, all in full color, this book also includes a Pricing Guide and a Rarity Guide. It is unlikely that the incredible number of varieties of Winchester cartridge boxes pictured will ever again be assembled for presentation to the collecting public. Whether you want to date your collectible box or determine which box would be appropriate as a contemporary display piece with your Winchester rifle, this is the book to own. |
| the hundred penny box: A Dog on Barkham Street Mary Stolz, 1960 Hobo uncle Josh and his collie arrive just in time to solve Edward's problems with the neighborhood bully. |
| the hundred penny box: Journey Outside Mary Q. Steele, 1979-07 Young Dilar of the Raft People lives on a subterranean river. Then he sets out on a quest and discovers Outside. |
| the hundred penny box: The Star Fisher Laurence Yep, 1992 It is 1927, and Joan Lee and her family have just moved to West Virginia to open a laundry and start new lives. But the Lees are the first Chinese-Americans that Clarksburg has ever seen, and not everyone in town is ready to welcome them. A forceful picture of prejudice and persecution . . . and a touching picture of courage and patience in enduring both.--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. |
| the hundred penny box: Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbit, 2018-01-03 A New York Times Bestseller Doomed to âe or blessed with âe eternal life after drinking from a magic spring^ the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret^ the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem. Complications arise when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants to market the spring water for a fortune. |
| the hundred penny box: Glass Houses Louise Penny, 2017-08-29 Gripping, surprising and powerful, Glass Houses is the thirteenth ingenious and illuminating novel in the Chief Inspector Gamache series, from number one bestseller, Louise Penny, which will leave you spellbound until the final page. One cold November day, a mysterious figure appears on the village green in Three Pines, causing unease, alarm and confusion among everyone who sees it. Chief Superintendent, Armand Gamache knows something is seriously wrong, but all he can do is watch and wait, hoping his worst fears are not realised. But when the figure disappears and a dead body is discovered, it falls to Gamache to investigate. In the early days of the murder inquiry, and months later, as the trial for the accused begins, Gamache must face the consequences of his decisions, and his actions, from which there is no going back . . . 'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann Cleeves |
| the hundred penny box: A Rule Against Murder Louise Penny, 2011-04-07 Previously published as The Murder Stone The acclaimed fourth novel in the bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series, by international phenomenon and number one New York Times bestseller Louise Penny. It's the height of summer, and the wealthy Finney family have gathered at the Manoir Bellechasse to pay tribute to their late father. But as the temperature rises, old secrets and bitter rivalries begin to surface. When the heat wave boils over into a mighty storm, a dead body is left in its wake. Chief Inspector Gamache, a guest at the Bellechasse, finds himself with a building full of suspects. With the hotel locked down, the murderer is trapped. But a cornered predator is always the most dangerous of all... 'A cracking storyteller, who can create fascinating characters, a twisty plot and wonderful surprise endings' Ann Cleeves 'Impossible to put down' Globe and Mail |
| the hundred penny box: Bibliophilia Evan Robertson, 2015-08-25 100 stunning postcards of 50 famous literary quotes, perfect for any book lover Nothing speaks to us like great literature.It presents us with truth, challenges, humor, and delight. This collection of 100 postcards showcases bold graphic interpretations of 50 of the greatest literary quotes of all time. From Virginia Wolf to Oscar Wilde, from Bronte to Poe to Austen, each piece will spark your imagination and kindle your creative spirit. Cards range froman F. Scott Fitzgerald quote set against a Jazz Age champagne glass, to Emily Bronte'sWuthering Heightsvisualized as puzzle pieces, to Immanuel Kant's musings juxtaposed with a constellation-filled night sky. This is the perfect stationery for any bibliophile, and a set sure to be repurposed by many design and decor buffs for wall art. |
| the hundred penny box: One, None, and a Hundred Thousand Luigi Pirandello, 2024-09-17 One, None, and One Hundred Thousand by Luigi Pirandello is a profound exploration of identity, perception, and the fluidity of the self. In this novel, Pirandello presents a protagonist, Vitangelo Moscarda, who begins to question his sense of self after a casual remark about his appearance. This seemingly trivial event leads Moscarda to realize that he is perceived differently by every person he encounters, resulting in a crisis of identity. The novel delves into themes of existentialism, highlighting the disparity between how we see ourselves and how others perceive us. Moscarda's journey illustrates the fragmentation of identity, as he grapples with the notion that he is not a single, fixed individual but rather a multiplicity of selves shaped by the perspectives of others. The title itself — One, None, and One Hundred Thousand—reflects this idea, signifying the many versions of a person that exist in the minds of others, as well as the elusive nature of true self-knowledge. |
| the hundred penny box: Penny House Dirk Wales, 2005-11 |
| the hundred penny box: Piano Starts Here Robert Andrew Parker, 2012-12-19 Regardless of whether they’ve heard of jazz or Art Tatum, young readers will appreciate how Parker uses simple, lyrical storytelling and colorful, energetic ink-and-wash illustrations to show the world as young Art Tatum might have seen it. Tatum came from modest beginnings and was nearly blind, but his passion for the piano and his acute memory for any sound that he heard drove him to become a virtuoso who was revered by both classical and jazz pianists alike. Included in the back matter is a biography and bibliography. |
| the hundred penny box: Lucky Penny Ananth Hirsh, 2016-03-02 If Penny Brighton didn't have bad luck, she'd have no luck at all. She lost her job. And her apartment. In the same day. But it's okay, her friend has a cozy storage unit she can crash in. And there's bound to be career opportunities at the neighborhood laundromat—just look how fast that 12-year-old who runs the place made it to management! Plus, there's this sweet guy at the community center, and maybe Penny can even have a conversation with him without being a total dork. Surely Penny is a capable of becoming an actual responsible adult, and if she can do that her luck’s bound to change! Right? |
| the hundred penny box: Unspeakable Things Laurie Penny, 2014-07-03 Shortlisted for The Green Carnation Prize 2014 'This is not a fairytale. This is a story about how sex and money and power police our dreams.' Clear-eyed, witty and irreverent, Laurie Penny is as ruthless in her dissection of modern feminism and class politics as she is in discussing her own experiences in journalism, activism and underground culture. This is a book about poverty and prejudice, online dating and eating disorders, riots in the streets and lies on the television. The backlash is on against sexual freedom for men and women and social justice – and feminism needs to get braver. Penny speaks for a new feminism that takes no prisoners, a feminism that is about justice and equality, but also about freedom for all. It's about the freedom to be who we are, to love who we choose, to invent new gender roles, and to speak out fiercely against those who would deny us those rights. It is a book that gives the silenced a voice – a voice that speaks of unspeakable things. |
| the hundred penny box: Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself John Ernest, 2009-11-30 It is the most celebrated escape in the history of American slavery. Henry Brown had himself sealed in a three-foot-by-two-foot box and shipped from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, a twenty-seven-hour journey to freedom. In Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself, Brown not only tells the story of his famed escape, but also recounts his later life as a black man making his way through white American and British culture. Most important, he paints a revealing portrait of the reality of slavery, of the wife and children sold away from him, the home to which he could not return, and his rejection of the slaveholders' religion--painful episodes that fueled his desire for freedom. This edition comprises the most complete and faithful representation of Brown's life, fully annotated for the first time. John Ernest also provides an insightful introduction that places Brown's life in its historical setting and illuminates the challenges Brown faced in an often threatening world, both before and after his legendary escape. |
| the hundred penny box: The Circuit Francisco Jiménez, 1997 A collection of stories about the life of a migrant family. |
| the hundred penny box: The Hundred Penny Box - Literature Kit Gr. 3-4 Eleanor Summers, 2013-10-17 Students gain a new sense of respect for age and the treasures that accumulate with it. Helpful outlines of activities makes this resource easy to implement into any classroom. Find facts about the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Draw and color a picture of what the penny box may look like. Students explain the sentence you worry me to death to play in their own words. Complete a chart by matching vocabulary words to their meanings. Predict what like will be like for Michael with Aunt Dew for the next few months. Write a story describing Aunt Dew's move to Michael's home in her own point of view. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: The Hundred Penny Box is the Newbery Honor-winning story of a boy and his great-great aunt. Michael has a 100-year-old great-great aunt who keeps an old wooden box full of 100 pennies, one for each year she's been alive. Attached to each penny is a memory of what happened in Michael's aunt's life the year each coin was minted. Born in 1874, her first coin represents the Reconstruction. The 1930 penny represents the death of her husband. Michael enjoys to hear the stories attached to each penny, but soon finds that his great-great aunt is as old and feeble as the box that carries them. |
| the hundred penny box: Our Gracie Aunt Jacqueline Woodson, 2007-06-01 For use in schools and libraries only. When a brother and sister are taken to stay with their aunt because their mother neglects them, they wonder if they will see their mother again. |
| the hundred penny box: Journey to the Bottomless Pit Elizabeth Mitchell, 2019-03-19 “A fascinating story.” —LeVar Burton The thrilling adventures of a slave who became known worldwide for his explorations of Mammoth Cave. If you toured Mammoth Cave in Kentucky in the year 1838, you would have been led by candlelight through dark, winding tunnels to the edge of a terrifying bottomless pit. Your guide would have been seventeen-year-old Stephen Bishop, an African American slave who became known around the world for his knowledge of Mammoth Cave. Bishop needed bravery, intelligence, and curiosity to explore the vast cavern. Using only a lantern, rope, and other basic caving equipment, he found a way to cross the bottomless pit and discover many more miles of incredible grottoes and tunnels. For the rest of his life he guided visitors through the cave, showing them how to stoop, bend, and crawl through passageways that were sometimes far from the traditional tour route. Based on the narratives of those who toured the cave with him, Journey to the Bottomless Pit is the first book for young readers ever written about Stephen Bishop. New to this edition: A free teacher’s guide to this book, as well as an interview with current-day Mammoth Cave guide Jerry Bransford, great-great-grandson of Stephen Bishop’s fellow guide, Mat Bransford. |
| the hundred penny box: Pax Sara Pennypacker, 2016-02-02 New York Times Bestseller * National Book Award Longlist From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Pax is destined to become a classic, beloved for generations to come. Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the unimaginable happens: Peter's dad enlists in the military and makes him return the fox to the wild. At his grandfather's house, three hundred miles away from home, Peter knows he isn't where he should be—with Pax. He strikes out on his own despite the encroaching war, spurred by love, loyalty, and grief, to be reunited with his fox. Meanwhile Pax, steadfastly waiting for his boy, embarks on adventures and discoveries of his own. . . . Pax is a wonderful choice for independent reading, sharing in the classroom, homeschooling, and book groups. Plus, don't miss Pax, Journey Home, the sequel to the award-winning and modern classic Pax. |
| the hundred penny box: 100 Cupboards (100 Cupboards Book 1) N. D. Wilson, 2007-12-26 Readers who love Percy Jackson, the Unwanteds, and Beyonders will discover that 100 cupboards mean 100 opportunities for adventure! The bestselling and highly acclaimed 100 Cupboards series starts here. What dangers are locked behind the cupboard doors? Henry isn’t brave, but when he hears a thumping and scratching on the other side of his bedroom wall, he can’t ignore it. He scrapes off the plaster and discovers mysterious doors—cupboards of all different shapes and sizes. Through one he sees a glowing room and a man strolling back and forth. Through another he sees only darkness and feels the cold sense that something isn’t right. When his cousin Henrietta boldly travels into the worlds beyond the cupboards, it’s up to Henry to follow her. Now that he’s opened the doors, can he keep the evil inside from coming through? A must-read series. —The Washington Post |
| the hundred penny box: Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky, 2025-02-17 “Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoevsky plunges into the mind of Rodion Raskolnikov, a destitute former student in the teeming, oppressive streets of St. Petersburg. The novel opens with a vivid description of Raskolnikov's impoverished existence, his room a mere “cupboard or box,” and the squalor he endures. Haunted by a desperate idea, he commits a brutal act: the murder of an elderly pawnbroker and her innocent sister, Lizaveta, with an axe. This act is not born of malice, but from a twisted theory that posits the existence of “extraordinary” individuals who are above the law and capable of shaping history. Raskolnikov sees himself as such a man, and the murder as a test of his own will and fortitude. |
| the hundred penny box: Penny Dreadful Laurel Snyder, 2011-09-27 From the author of Any Which Wall, comes another story of magic and how it can change you. In Penny Dreadful the magic is small, but the transformation is big. Penelope Grey is a lonely, wealthy child in a nothern big city who, by a twist of fate, becomes Penny: a happy, poor child in the rural south. Rich with unusual and appealing characters, Penny Dreadful asks readers to think about who they really are and what they really want. For fans of Polly Horvath, Lemony Snicket, and Kate diCamillo! |
| the hundred penny box: Dona Flor Pat Mora, 2013-06-26 Doña Flor is a giant woman who lives in a puebla with lots of families. She loves her neighbors–she lets the children use her flowers for trumpets, and the families use her leftover tortillas for rafts. So when a huge puma is terrifying the village, of course Flor is the one to investigate. Featuring Spanish words and phrases throughout, as well as a glossary, Pat Mora’s story, along with Raúl Colón’s glorious artwork, makes this a treat for any reader, tall or small. Award-winning author Pat Mora’s previous book with Raúl Colón, Tomás and the Library Lady, received the Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award, an IRA Teacher’s Choice Award, a Skipping Stones Award, and was also named a Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List title and an Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature commended title. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. |
| the hundred penny box: My Mother was Nuts Penny Marshall, 2012 From her humble roots in the Bronx to Laverne and Shirley and her unlikely ascent in Hollywood, the beloved actor and director tells the story of her incredible life. |
| the hundred penny box: My Name Is Sally Little Song Brenda Woods, 2007-10-18 Sally Harrison and her family are slaves on a plantation in Georgia. But when Master decides to sell Sally and her brother, the family escapes to seek shelter with a tribe of Seminoles who are rumored to adopt runaway slaves. After a perilous journey, Sally’s family finds and joins the tribe. But while her father and brother easily adjust to Indian ways, Sally can’t seem to find her place. Combining the poetry of Sally’s songs with the heartracing tension of the family’s escape, author Brenda Woods delivers a breathtaking story of a girl caught between worlds. |
| the hundred penny box: Book Love Penny Kittle, 2013 Describes why secondary students don't read, and offers teachers practical advice and strategies for developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers. |
| the hundred penny box: Hundred Penny Box Sharon Bell Mathis, 1975 |
| the hundred penny box: Postcards from Penguin Penguin, 2010-09-15 A collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and iconic Penguin book jacket. From classics to crime, here are over seventy years of quintessentially British design in one box. In 1935 Allen Lane stood on a platform at Exeter railway station, looking for a good book for the journey to London. His disappointment at the poor range of paperbacks on offer led him to found Penguin Books. The quality paperback had arrived. Declaring that 'good design is no more expensive than bad', Lane was adamant that his Penguin paperbacks should cost no more than a packet of cigarettes, but that they should always look distinctive. Ever since then, from their original - now world-famous - look featuring three bold horizontal stripes, through many different stylish, inventive and iconic cover designs, Penguin's paperback jackets have been a constantly evolving part of Britain's culture. And whether they're for classics, crime, reference or prize-winning novels, they still follow Allen Lane's original design mantra. Sometimes, you definitely should judge a book by its cover. |
| the hundred penny box: Jazz on a Saturday Night Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon, 2007 Two-time Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon open your heart with the pure magic of a dream team jazz session. Bright colours and musical patterns make the music skip off the page in this toe-tapping homage to many jazz greats. From Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk to Ella Fitzgerald, here is an evening sure to knock your socks off. Learn about this popular music form and read a biography of each player, featured at the end of the book. From start to finish, here is a book to share and savor again and again. |
| the hundred penny box: Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun Arvella Whitmore, 2001-01-29 Twelve-year-old Jordan is becoming dangerously involved with a street gang when he is suddenly transported through time to become a slave on the plantation of his ancestors |
| the hundred penny box: The Hundred Penny Box [by] Sharon Bell Mathis Anne Troy, 1988 Suggests activities to be used in the classroom to accompany the reading of The hundred penny box by Sharon Bell Mathis. |
| the hundred penny box: The Hundred Penny Box Sharon Bell Mathis, 1986-01 Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother, who wants to toss out all her old things. |
| the hundred penny box: The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis Phyllis Ann Green, 2000 Activities to be used in the classroom to accompany the reading of The hundred penny box by Sharon Bell Mathis. |
| the hundred penny box: Dobry Monica Shannon, Atanas Katchamakoff, 1993-02-01 A Bulgarian peasant boy must convince his mother that he is destined to be a sculptor, not a farmer. |
| the hundred penny box: Georgia O'Keeffe Nicholas Callaway, 2017 |
The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis | Goodreads
May 19, 1975 · A beautifully intimate relationship between little Michael and his 100 year-old-great-great aunt Dewbet Thomas who has a hundred penny old cracked-up, wacky-dacky box …
The Hundred Penny Box (Picture Puffin Books) - amazon.com
Oct 5, 2006 · Winner of a Newbery Honor, this beautiful story will be available in a collector's edition featuring heavy interior stock embossing and silver ink on the cover, and a thread-sewn …
The Hundred Penny Box Summary | SuperSummary
The Hundred Penny Box (1975), an illustrated children's book by Sharon Bell Mathis, centers on a young African American boy, Michael, and his 100-year-old great-great-Aunt Dewbert, who …
The Hundred Penny Box | ALA - American Library Association
A tender story of a child's protective love for his great-great-aunt is written with perception and warmth. Each of the pennies in Aunt Dew's box represents a year of memories, and Michael …
The Hundred Penny Box - Taking Grades
Aunt Dew tells stories about the pennies. Michael leans over and calls Aunt Dew’s name loudly. She stops rocking, looks at him without speaking, turns her head, and starts singing again. …
The hundred penny box : Mathis, Sharon Bell, author : Free …
Dec 10, 2020 · The hundred penny box by Mathis, Sharon Bell, author. Publication date 1989 Topics Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction, Families -- Juvenile fiction, Grandmothers -- Fiction, …
The Hundred Penny Box - Penguin Random House
About The Hundred Penny Box. Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can’t always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved hundred …
The hundred penny box by Sharon Bell Mathis - Open Library
Children's novel, winner of a Newbery Honor. Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can't always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved …
The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis - LibraryThing
Unable to convince his mother not to destroy the box, the boy consoles his great-great-aunt as she cries herself to sleep. Winner of a Newbery Honor, The hundred penny box is a very real …
The Hundred Penny Box: Mathis, Sharon Bell, Dillon, Diane ...
May 19, 1975 · Precious book that will encourage anyone to begin collecting pennies and stories ...one for each year of your life. This is a perfect book for children of all ages. Everyone should …
The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis | Goodreads
May 19, 1975 · A beautifully intimate relationship between little Michael and his 100 year-old-great-great aunt Dewbet Thomas who has a hundred penny old cracked-up, wacky-dacky box …
The Hundred Penny Box (Picture Puffin Books) - amazon.com
Oct 5, 2006 · Winner of a Newbery Honor, this beautiful story will be available in a collector's edition featuring heavy interior stock embossing and silver ink on the cover, and a thread-sewn …
The Hundred Penny Box Summary | SuperSummary
The Hundred Penny Box (1975), an illustrated children's book by Sharon Bell Mathis, centers on a young African American boy, Michael, and his 100-year-old great-great-Aunt Dewbert, who …
The Hundred Penny Box | ALA - American Library Association
A tender story of a child's protective love for his great-great-aunt is written with perception and warmth. Each of the pennies in Aunt Dew's box represents a year of memories, and Michael …
The Hundred Penny Box - Taking Grades
Aunt Dew tells stories about the pennies. Michael leans over and calls Aunt Dew’s name loudly. She stops rocking, looks at him without speaking, turns her head, and starts singing again. …
The hundred penny box : Mathis, Sharon Bell, author : Free …
Dec 10, 2020 · The hundred penny box by Mathis, Sharon Bell, author. Publication date 1989 Topics Grandmothers -- Juvenile fiction, Families -- Juvenile fiction, Grandmothers -- Fiction, …
The Hundred Penny Box - Penguin Random House
About The Hundred Penny Box. Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can’t always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved hundred …
The hundred penny box by Sharon Bell Mathis - Open Library
Children's novel, winner of a Newbery Honor. Michael loves his great-great-aunt Dew, even if she can't always remember his name. He especially loves to spend time with her and her beloved …
The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis - LibraryThing
Unable to convince his mother not to destroy the box, the boy consoles his great-great-aunt as she cries herself to sleep. Winner of a Newbery Honor, The hundred penny box is a very real …
The Hundred Penny Box: Mathis, Sharon Bell, Dillon, Diane ...
May 19, 1975 · Precious book that will encourage anyone to begin collecting pennies and stories ...one for each year of your life. This is a perfect book for children of all ages. Everyone should …
