Akron Public Library

When a storm rumbles and the night grows dark, baby animals cuddle up to their mothers where they can sleep, safe and warm.

"After Lester is adopted from his foster home by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he can't fall asleep in his new bed. What will it take to make Lester feel home at last?" --

Jamie tries to convince her Dad that she doesn't need to learn math. That's at least one of the things she journals about in her Year Two diary.

Illustrations and simple text provide reassurance that a boy and those who care for him will be kept safe, no matter what.

When Jake goes to kindergarten, a bully teases him about sucking his thumb, but Jake discovers that everyone, even bullies, needs some help being brave.

While walking home from school, a young boy experiences many scary things, both imaginary and real, looks forward to being safe and snug at home with his parents.

"Katie's mom asks Katie for a huge favor: will she spend some time with Emily, her boyfriend's daughter? Katie agrees and brings Emily to a Cupcake Club meeting. Things go well--almost too well. Everyone likes Emily so much, Katie wonders if her friends like Emily more than they like her! And if her mom marries Emily's dad, will Emily become her favorite daughter? Katie is an only child, so all this sibling stuff is new to her. She's starting from...

Linus is pushed to his limits when he learns grandma is coming to visit and plans on ridding him of his childish security blanket. As grandma's arrival looms closer, the Peanuts gang tries to help Linus learn to cope without his fuzzy crutch. Lucy is particularly eager to cure Linus' dependency using her own psychiatric techniques, and while Charlie Brown tries to help he just doesn't have the heart to see Linus suffer.