Kirjahaku

When a mysterious scholarship sends twelve-year-old Sophie Kai Bender to a Hawaiian summer camp for young shamans, she goes, but with one goal in mind: Find a friend for her pet seahorse, Buddy, and return home. However, plans change when Sophie begins to make friends with kids who have "psycho-telepathic-weirdnesses" of their own. With the help of Camp Koa's caring elders, a resident gecko, the goddess Pele, and the spirit of her little sister, Sophie Kai learns to accept her mysterious abilities, but will those abilities be powerful enough to save some of Hawaii's most vulnerable creatures? What the Seahorse Told Me is a magical tale of friendship, family, and the spirit of aloha-guaranteed to delight your heart.

When Grandpa brings home a kitten, a busy family feels that their lives have gotten even harder. But as the kitten grows into a cat, they learn a valuable lesson. A charming and endearing story for everyone who loves cats - and loves people. This book has been much loved by a wide range of ages and has universal appeal. The language has been carefully crafted for its harmonic quality when used as a read aloud book and, because of the three-generation family portrayed, it is intended to stimulate discussion for all members of the family. It has not yet been nominated for the prestigious Caldecott Award. The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

Mary's poems share with others her pain, sorrow, hope, love, and the magic that we all experience in this journey we call, "life".