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books by Virginia Kroll

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Ryan Respects (The Way I Act Books)
Virginia L. Kroll

Albert Whitman & Company, 2006

1 review
Virginia L. Kroll

Albert Whitman & Company, 2001

Wow! My 4 year old and I are entranced and empowered!
I got this book out of the library yesterday and read it to my daughter. We both loved it. And to cap it off, the book ends with a lyrical listing of girls' names. My daughter, who has an unusual name, literally screamed with joy to see her name in a book for the first time. "I want to keep this book forever and ever," she told me so I am here on the site today buying her her own copy. ...

The Thanksgiving Bowl
Virginia L. Kroll

Pelican Publishing Company, 2007

How a yellow plastic bowl teaches thanksgiving all year long. When Grandma Grace's Thanksgiving bowl topples off the table and into the lives of others, it becomes a useful found object for all who encounter it. From one Thanksgiving to the next, the bowl makes its way upstream and downstream, through sandboxes and snowstorms, carrying goodwill and offering creative inspiration. By the time it makes its way back to Grandma Grace's ...

A Carp for Kimiko

3 reviews
Virginia L. Kroll

Charlesbridge Publishing, 1996

A realistic look at life in Japan
Having lived in Japan, I enjoyed to authenticity of this book. The carp flags do indeed fly high on flagpoles during the Boy's Day (Children's Day) celebrations. This book give great cultural information about life in Japan.

Masai and I

3 reviews
Virginia Kroll

Aladdin, 1997

My third-graders love it!
I use this as a trade book during our study of Kenya. It is a great tool for comparing our society with theirs. The text is age-appropriate and is enhanced by the beautiful illustrations. My students love to read it again and again!

Jason Takes Responsibility (The Way I Act)
Virginia L. Kroll

Albert Whitman & Company, 2005

Easter Eggs for Anya: A Ukrainian Celebration of New Life in Christ (Traditions of Faith from Around the ...

1 review
Virginia Kroll

Zonderkidz, 2007

Very Good Children's Easter Book
I purchased this book from Amazon prior to Easter along with several other titles ("The Egg Tree" by Katherine Milhouse, Brian Wildsmith's "Easter Story," "An Easter Celebration," and "Birds' Gift") to help kick-off in earnest our family library of seasonally-appropriate children's books. While I'd consider each book a welcome addition to our collection and sound choices for our children, ...

Marta and the Manger Straw: A Christmas Tradition from Poland (Traditions of Faith from around the World)

1 review
Virginia Kroll

Zonderkidz, 2005

---------Warmhearted story of a Polish Christmas Tradition----------
MARTA AND THE MANGER STRAW is a gentle story of a child who had been given one stalk of straw from the manger display at her church. The priest had told her to "Take a piece of straw from the manger. Keep it with you, and you will have riches all year. And remember, Marta, there are different kinds of riches." As the child goes through the next couple of days, she shares pieces of her straw ...

Equal Shmequal (Math Adventures)

1 review
Virginia L. Kroll

Charlesbridge Publishing, 2005

Wonderful book!
This is a great way to explain the concept of equality to young children. It is entertaining and informative. It should be part of the library in all K-3 classes.

Uno, Dos, Tres, Posada!
Virginia Kroll

Viking Juvenile, 2006

A posada is an important Latino holiday tradition that happens all over the world on each of the nine nights before Christmas. There?s a lot to do every night before the party can begin, and here a little girl guides us through each step?from putting out poinsettias to hanging the piñata?as she counts to ten in English and Spanish. Young readers can follow along by counting the different items mentioned. An author?s note at the end of the ...

Hats Off to Hair!

2 reviews
Virginia L. Kroll

Charlesbridge Publishing, 1995

An excellent book for stimulating conversation on diversity.
Hats Off To Hair is an excellent book to use to stimulate conversation on diversity amongst a group of children. Kroll identifies hairstyles specific to numerous different ethnic groups. The children's names are also representative of their culture. The illustrations in the book are very realistic. My only criticism would be that some of the names of the children and names of the ...

She Is Born

7 reviews
Virginia Kroll, John Rowe

Beyond Words, 2000

Loved It
I just had a daughter last month and my best friend gave me this book. I was really touched - the words are profound. The illustrations are beautiful. I am now giving it to another friend who just had a daughter. I highly recommend it.

Brianna Breathes Easy: A Story About Asthma
Virginia L. Kroll

Albert Whitman & Company, 2005

Brianna gets the lead in the Thanksgiving school play?she?ll be Hero the Hen! She almost forgets about the coughing and breathing trouble she?s been having. Brianna loves practicing her leaping and flapping. But at the dress rehearsal, she has a bad coughing attack and feels a tightness in her chest. The teacher calls 911 and the paramedics take Brianna to the hospital. There, Dr. Anderson diagnoses Brianna with asthma. Brianna begins to ...

Jaha and Jamil Went Down the Hill: An African Mother Goose

5 reviews
Virginia L. Kroll

Charlesbridge Publishing, 1995

Absolutely fabulous!
This book was wonderful. I read it for a group of students and they were spell-bound to say the least. It is good to know that quality, authentic multicultural literature is being published.

Honest Ashley (The Way I Act Books)
Virginia L. Kroll

Albert Whitman & Company, 2006

When Ashley procrastinates writing her school essay, she's caught up short: it's due tomorrow and she hasn't even started. Her friend Kelly says she's having her sister write hers. Ashley knows that's cheating, but what is she to do? After lights out, she finds her older brother's writing project in the trunk where their parents keep all their old school papers. She starts to copy her brother's paper, which is about the time their honest ...

Good Neighbor Nicholas (The Way I Act Books)
Virginia L. Kroll

Albert Whitman & Company, 2006

Nicholas can't stand his next-door neighbor, Mr. Robinson. Mr. Robinson gets mad about everything-especially when their dog Bitsy escapes and runs over to Mr. Robinson's yard and gets into his roses. Dad explains that Mr. Robinson is probably grumpy because his wife is in a nursing home and because he has a lot of back trouble. But Nicholas doesn't care, at least until he has a bad day of his own. The empathy and caring Nicholas gains ...

Pink Paper Swans
Virginia L. Kroll

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994

"Kroll's story of an interracial, intergenerational friendship comes alive inClouse's full-color, cut-paper collages, the perfect medium for the story."--Booklist.

Good Citizen Sarah (The Way I Act Books)
Virginia L. Kroll

Albert Whitman & Company, 2007

(Ages 6-9) Sarah is so excited! She just got the computer game she was hoping for, and her two friends Mary and Noah are coming over tomorrow to play with it. And even better, when Sarah wakes up the next morning, there is snow covering everything. Snow day! Now she can play with her new game all day. But Sarah didn't count on the power being out. While her neighbors spend the day shoveling and clearing branches, Sarah sits inside feeling ...

New Friends, True Friends, Stuck-Like-Glue-Friends
Virginia L. Kroll

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1994

This enchanting picture book presents the many faceted theme of friendship with bouncy lyrics that will hold kids captive from cover to cover. Full color.

Fireflies, Peach Pies & Lullabies

1 review
Virginia Kroll

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1995

It is a favorite book of my grandson. Very emotional for me.
My 5 year old grandson has to bring a book home from school each day to be read to him. I pick him up one day at school and guess what book he has. Fireflies, Peach Pies and Lullabyes. He climbs in my lap, before I even begin to read he says, "Nanny, this book will make you cry because the old woman dies". Sure enough it did. Then I have to explain why. I am a 44 year old woman and it touched ...