| Irma Jacobs Tirro |
| It's Almost Friday by Irma Jacobs Tirro Eleven year old Jodi dreads Friday, Annual Pet Day at school. She’s never had a pet and her classmates laugh and mock her. "Are you mean?" "Do you smell?" Jodi is embarrassed to tell them her mother is a snob who thinks animals are nasty and that it’s not proper to have one. An only child, Jodi is lonely, and sometimes wonders if her mother loves her. It’s almost Friday and Jodi is determined to find a pet to take this year. Where she looks and what she finds startles everyone. |
| The Lonely Snowflake by Irma Jacobs Tirro Mr. North Wind puffs and Crystal the Snowflake swirls down, down, on her first visit to earth. It’s scary. Floating through a wintry forest looking for a friend, she meets Mr. Evergreen, Mr. Black Bear, Baby Deer, Mr. White Rabbit, and Miss Brown Squirrel. Travel with Crystal as she learns that being a friend is as important as finding a friend. |