Las Formas

A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935, when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.

When a boy receives his first invitation to sleep over at a friend's house, he worries that he will miss his home and family too much, so he decides to take his teddy bear along for comfort. But when his sister tells him that his friend will think he is a baby, she creates even more of a dilemma for him. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Listen to all the animal noises around the barn! First, read the story in Spanish. Then, flip to the next page and read it again in English. Comparing words in both languages helps early readers with comprehension and literacy. Plus, bright animal illustrations encourage a love of storytime.

Tom has all sorts of ideas that he thinks are just ingenious. Somehow, things do not always turn out exactly like he plans.