Karen Williams

When his father tells him not to leave the lion he is drawing on the beach, a little boy starts making a very, very long tail--and a trail to follow back.

As a refugee from Sudan to the United States, Sangoel is frustrated that no one can pronounce his name correctly until he finds a clever way to solve the problem.

After many futile attempts to plant a tree in honor of his new baby sister, a young Haitian boy discovers the perfect solution.