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No more work
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Anne F. Rockwell |
Three little sailors learn that there is something worse than hard work. |
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Dulcie's taste of magic
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Gail Herman |
Dulcie the fairy, who likes to work hard as head baker for Queen Clarion, reluctantly takes a vacation. |
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The Night Worker
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Kate Banks |
Alex wants to be a "night worker" like his father who goes to work at a construction site after Alex goes to bed. |
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Working days
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Anne Mazer |
Fifteen stories relate the experiences of teenagers working for many different reasons in a variety of jobs. |
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Bridge
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Patrick Jones |
Eighteen-year-old Jose serves as the bridge between his non-English speaking family and the rest of the world, and because his parents are illegal immigrants and extended family lives with them, mone… |
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Lyle at the Office
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Bernard Waber |
When Lyle the crocodile visits Mr. Primm's advertising office, he is almost recruited as the Krispie Krunchie Krackles cereal spokesperson. |
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Working trot
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Jessie Haas |
His love of horses takes James away from the conventional world of his parents, who want him to pursue a college degree and a business career rather than the life of a horse-trainer. |
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The day of Ahmed's secret
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Florence Parry Heide,Ted Lewin,Judith Heide Gilliland |
A young Egyptian boy describes the city of Cairo as he goes about his daily work and waits for the evening to share a special surprise with his family. |
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Tony's hard work day
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Alan Arkin |
Because no one will let him help renovate the family's new country house, Tony builds one of his own. |
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So few of me
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Peter H. Reynolds |
After wishingthere were two of him to complete all the items on his "to do" list, Leo discovers that the real problem is not the number of Leos, but the length of the list. |
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If I Could Work
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Terence Blacker |
A child fantasizes in rhyme about the different kinds of work he would do if he weren't so young. |
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The Gift of the Sun
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Dianne Stewart |
Tired of milking when he would rather bask in the sun, Thulani sells the cow and begins a series of exchanges that results in a sunflower crop and prosperity. |
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Morris and the kingdom of Knoll
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T. L. Hill |
When Morris the dragon keeps crashing through the kingdom of Knoll tearing things up, the villagers go to the king for a solution. |
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Frida's office day
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Thomas P. Lewis |
Frida Cat goes in to work with her father, spends the morning helping him in his office, and has a fun afternoon with him enjoying the big city. |
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Lucky Russell
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Brad Sneed |
A kitten named Russell wants to have an important job to do on the farm. |
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Hank's work
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Joshua Schreier |
After scolding his son for working on a drawing, Hank's dad is visited by a monster. |
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Sky sweeper
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Phillis Gershator |
Despite criticism for his lack of "accomplishments," Takiboki finds contentment sweeping flower blossoms and raking the sand and gravel in the monks' temple garden. Includes a note on the art and bea… |
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Clifford Gets a Job (Clifford the Big Red Dog)
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Norman Bridwell |
In order to pay for his dog food, Clifford, a big red dog, decides to get a job. |
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The sea-thing child
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Russell Hoban,Patrick Benson |
Washed up on the beach during a storm, the sea-thing child clings fearfully to the shore until he discovers his true destiny. |
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A Day's Work
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Ronald Himler,Eve Bunting |
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Fra… |
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