★ "A little slice of perfection." —Publisher's Weekly, starred review
ELIZABETI’S DOLL
by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
illustrated by Christy Hale
Lee & Low Books
When Elizabeti, a young Tanzanian girl gets a new baby brother, she finds a rock, which she names Eva, and makes it her baby doll.
Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
Charlotte Zolotow Award
Notable Children's Book
American Library Association (ALA)
Best Children's Books of the Year
Bank Street College of Education
Choices Cooperative Children's Book
Center (CCBC)
★ starred reviews Kirkus Reviews,
School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly
Best Books of the Year
School Library Journal
All-Time Best Books for Big Kids
Parents.Com
Best Books of the Year
New York Family
Best Children's Book Award
Peace Corps Writers
Silver Bells Honor List Colorado Libraries
for Early Literacy Bell Picture Book Award
MAMA ELIZABETI
by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
illustrated by Christy Hale
Lee & Low Books
Elizabeti has a new baby sister. With her mother busy with the baby, Elizabeti now has to help take care of her younger brother, Obedi. She thinks she knows what to do, after tending to her own "baby," a rock doll named Eva. But in this tender sequel to Elizabeti's Doll, she finds that looking after a real child isn't so easy.
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ELIZABETI’S SCHOOL
by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
illustrated by Christy Hale
Lee & Low Books
In this third book in the Elizabeti series, the young Tanzanian girl discovers the joy of learning at school and finds a pleasant surprise at home. It's the first day of school, and Elizabeti is so excited she can hardly sit still long enough for Mama to braid her hair. When she arrives at school, she feels shy and wishes she had stayed home instead. While the teacher talks, Elizabeti wonders if her family misses her. She's happy when she leaves for the day, but in the evening she plays a game she learned at school and discovers she can use her new math skills to count her new kittens!
