Denise Fleming

Mimi and I... is an imaginary journey of a grandmother and her granddaughter. The story is empowering and thought-provoking for children. The book is a depiction of the phrase "If you dream it, you can also be it." Children read each page imagining themselves in the eyes of many well-known role models.

It is time to get dressed and Michael counts on his dog, Maggie, for help as he places yellow socks, a brown hat, blue pants, and other colorful articles of clothing where they belong.

When a cow loses her moo, she searches to see if another animal in the barn has it.

Rhymed text (crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch) presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants, and moles.

A cumulative rhyme about the animals who help Robin build her nest.

A snowman comes alive as the child building it adds pieces during the first ten days of winter.

All the farm animals are where they should be, clucking and mucking, mewing and cooing, except for the missing goose.

A very hungry mouse eats a large lunch comprised of colorful foods.

While two kittens copy everything their mother does, their brother naps.

Examines the many forms of wildlife that can be displaced if their environment is destroyed by development and discusses how communities and schools can provide spaces for them to live.