The Night Before Summer Vacation

A little girl and her family are getting ready to go on vacation . . . or at least they are trying to. In the effort to pack everything that will be needed, there’s bound to be something overlooked, and what that is provides a funny ending to this meter-perfect...

How to Babysit a Grandma

When you babysit a grandma, if you’re lucky, you’ll have a sleepover at her house! And with the useful tips found in this book, you’re guaranteed to become an expert grandma-sitter in no time. (Be sure to check out the sections on: How to keep a...

Happy

Nominated for an Academy Award in 2014, “Happy” hit number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, and has topped the charts in more than seventy-five countries worldwide. Now Pharrell Williams brings his beloved song to the youngest of readers in photographs of children...

Historical Fiction

The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner San Francisco, 1906, forms the backdrop for this story where life does not unfold as expected even before a devastating earthquake rocks the region. An unlikely trio of women are forced to unite to navigate the perils of...

I’ll Never Let Your Go

A tender and heartfelt story with reassuring words offering a message of unconditional love, and illustrations bursting with exuberance, warmth and humor. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “I’ll Never Let You Go” written by Smriti Prasadam-Halls...