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In 1961 Cuba, with the threat of military service for children looming, twelve-year-old Cumba's parents send him to Miami, where he lives with a new family and misses his homeland.

The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy carrots wherever he goes.

Arthur is unhappy about going on vacation with his family, but he shows them how to make the best of a bad situation when they end up stuck in a motel because of rain.

The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time.

A rhythmic text with repetitive phrases relates how the children watch Mama make soup (recipe included) and go with Papa to get tortillas before enjoying the results of her labor.

Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She can't wait to fly across the world and visit her granny in Canada. But can she find enough warm clothes for the cold winter weather? And will her family miss her?

A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

A family of mallard ducks searches for a new home in Boston.

When a young rabbit breaks a table lamp and blames the Tooth Fairy, her family explains the importance of honesty.

Every Saturday, when Priya's aunties and uncles and cousins come over, the other kids run off to play together, leaving Priya behind. But she doesn't mind, because she gets to have her favorite aunt, Mauntie -- short for My Auntie -- all to herself. Until, that is, her older cousin Aditi comes to visit and wants to share Mauntie's attention.