Ginger and Petunia

Ginger and Petunia
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399245391

Virginia Vincent Folsum, better known as Ginger, is a very elegant lady. An accomplished pianist, socially active—and what style! “You are what you wear” is her motto. But Ginger’s greatest passion is her pet pig, Petunia, whom she pampers endlessly. When Ginger is called out of town for a performance, Petunia is left on her own. Donning Ginger’s stunning gowns, Petunia poses as Ginger and conducts business as usual, with no one the wiser. Hilarity ensues as Petunia becomes the toast of the town, proving Ginger’s motto that you really are what you wear.

Ginger and Petunia

Ginger and Petunia
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2007-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399245391

Virginia Vincent Folsum, better known as Ginger, is a very elegant lady. An accomplished pianist, socially active—and what style! “You are what you wear” is her motto. But Ginger’s greatest passion is her pet pig, Petunia, whom she pampers endlessly. When Ginger is called out of town for a performance, Petunia is left on her own. Donning Ginger’s stunning gowns, Petunia poses as Ginger and conducts business as usual, with no one the wiser. Hilarity ensues as Petunia becomes the toast of the town, proving Ginger’s motto that you really are what you wear.

Bully

Bully
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2012-09-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 110164785X

Patricia Polacco takes on cliques and online bullying Lyla finds a great friend in Jamie on her first day of school, but when Lyla makes the cheerleading squad and a clique of popular girls invites her to join them, Jamie is left behind. Lyla knows bullying when she sees it, though, and when she sees the girls viciously teasing classmates on Facebook, including Jamie, she is smart enough to get out. But no one dumps these girls, and now they're out for revenge. Patricia Polacco has taken up the cause against bullies ever since Thank You, Mr. Falker, and her passion shines through in this powerful story of a girl who stands up for a friend.

The Trees of the Dancing Goats

The Trees of the Dancing Goats
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442498676

Trisha loves the eight days of Hanukkah, when her mother stays home from work, her Babushka makes delicious potato latkes, and her Grampa carves wonderful animals out of wood as gifts for Trisha and her brother. In the middle of her family's preparation for the festival of lights, Trisha visits her closest neighbors, expecting to find them decorating their house for Christmas. Instead they are all bedridden with scarlet fever. Trisha's family is one of the few who has been spared from the epidemic. It is difficult for them to enjoy their Hanukkah feast when they know that their neighbors won't be able to celebrate their holiday. Then Grampa has an inspiration: they will cut down trees, decorate them, and secretly deliver them to the neighbors, "But what can we decorate them with?" Babushka asks. Although it is a sacrifice, Trisha realizes that Grampa's carved animals are the perfect answer. Soon her living room is filled with trees -- but that is only the first miracle of many during an incredible holiday season. Based on a long cherished childhood memory, this story celebrates the miracle of true friendship.

Uncle Vova's Tree

Uncle Vova's Tree
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Puffin Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Christmas stories
ISBN: 9780698116436

Grandparents, aunts and uncles, and children gather at a farm house to celebrate Christmas in the Russian tradition.

Petunia

Petunia
Author: Roger Duvoisin
Publisher: Paw Prints
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-07-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781442017641

Petunia, a goose, learns that possessing knowledge doesn't mean carrying a book around constantly.

John Philip Duck

John Philip Duck
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher:
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2004
Genre: Children's literature, English
ISBN: 9780439823203

During the Depression, a young Memphis boy trains his pet duck to do tricks in the fountain of a grand hotel and ends up becoming the Duck Master of the Peabody Hotel.

Pink and Say

Pink and Say
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 50
Release: 1994-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399226710

When Sheldon Russell Curtis told this story to his daughter, Rosa, she kept every word in her heart and was to retell it many times. I will tell it in Sheldon's own words as nearly as I can. He was wounded in a fierce battle and left for dead in a pasture somewhere in Georgia when Pinkus found him. Pinkus' skin was the color of polished mahogany, and he was flying Union colors like the wounded boy, and he picked him up out of the field and brought him to where the black soldier's mother, Moe Moe Bay, lived. She had soft, gentle hands and cared for him and her Pink. But the two boys were putting her in danger, two Union soldiers in Confederate territory! They had to get back to their outfits. Scared and uncertain, the boys were faced with a hard decision, and then marauding Confederate troops rode in. In this Civil War story passed from great-grandfather to grandmother, to son, and finally to the author-artist herself, Patricia Polacco once again celebrates the shared humanity of the peoples of this world.

Chicken Sunday

Chicken Sunday
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1992-03-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399221336

After being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers' determine to buy their gramma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood. "Polacco has outdone herself with these joyful, energetic illustrations, her vibrant colors even richer and more intense than usual, while authentic details enhance the interest. A unique piece of Americana." —Kirkus Reviews, pointer review "In this moving picture book, the hatred sometimes engendered by racial and religious differences is overpowered by the love of people who recognize their common humanity." —Booklist, starred, boxed review "The text conveys a tremendous pride of heritage as it brims with rich images from her characters' African American and Russian Jewish cultures--A tribute to the strength of all family bonds." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Bun Bun Button

Bun Bun Button
Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399254722

A heartwarming story by a "New York Times"-bestselling author. Paige Darling loves the stuffed rabbit her grandmother has made for her, but when she ties a helium-filled balloon to Bun Bun Button the toy gets loose and goes floating away, and it may take some Darling luck to bring her home. Full color.