Bøger af Linda Urban

"Do not let a mop sit overnight in water. Fix things before they get too big for fixing." Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down. She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts. As his apprentice, she'll have important work to do during lunch and breaktime...

Ten-year-old Zoe Elias dreams of playing a baby grand piano at Carnegie Hall. But when Dad ventures to the music store and ends up with a wheezy organ instead of a piano, Zoe's dreams hit a sour note. Learning the organ versions of old TV theme songs just isn't the same as mastering Beethoven on the piano.

Who knows the best way to be mad? Bear stomps. Hare hops. Bobcat screams. Mouse? He just can't get it right. But when he finds the way that works for him--still and quiet--he discovers his own way might be the best of all. A light-hearted exploration of how to manage anger from the critically acclaimed author and illustrator duo of Urban and Cole.

Funny and engaging, this celebration of moving in, settling in, and how far - and how close - imagination can bring children is both heart-warming and house-warming.

From acclaimed author Linda Urban comes a younger middle-grade novel about the weekend adventures of a boy and his dad, who each see 'home' in new ways as they adjust to changes in their family.