Central Kansas Library System

Lulu needs help from a boy named Fleischman if she is to earn money walking her neighbors' dogs, and she finds out that if she wants her business venture to succeed, she has to be nice.

"As a young boy walks nine kilometers to school, he travels through the mountain and rain forest landscapes of southern Chile"--

"Whether it's jumping in puddles with Tata in the rain, greeting the neighborhood cat on the quiet back streets with Gogo, or holding hands with Mama while rushing to make the bell, walking to school with family is the best. But nothing is better than walking to school with Papa. From high above, resting on Papa's shoulders, all of the town is in perfect view, and Papa always says 'I love you' when he says goodbye. A sweet ode to fatherhood and the...

"As the two of them walk through the busy town, Grandpa shares the favorite places he and his own grandpa went together ... and Little Jake keeps guessing where they are going. The movies? The baseball park? The beach? 'Not this time, ' says Grandpa, and has Jake close his eyes before going into ... the library"--

"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"--

Shortly after his parents have separated, Nick visits his father on a gray, rainy day and they take a long walk in the storm.

The reader is taken on a journey through a neighborhood and shown the sights, sounds, and smells as evening approaches.

A dog gives many good reasons it likes to go for a walk--to chase away the neighbor's cat, to greet people on the street, to watch guys shooting hoops, and to feel the wind lifting its ears.

Splish, splash. Over fifty years ago, the Primms moved into the house on East 88th Street and found a crocodile soaking in the bathtub. Since then, Lyle has won the hearts of all he meets.

Easy-to-read, cumulative text invites the reader to search the illustrations for animals, flowers, and more, from one harvest moon to ten flying geese, during a walk in the country.