The Raft by Jim LaMarche Personal & Practical Guides It was Christopher's toy bear

It was Christopher's toy bear

it also celebrates the Forest School philosophy of encouraging self-esteem

which intoxicate amorous Germans and hungry bees alike

Dianna Aston spends a lot of time in her backyard hoping to find new eggs

the tree grows and grows until it can hold and shelter others under its immense green canopy

The Raft by Jim LaMarche Personal & Practical Guides It was Christopher's toy bearInspired in part by his own childhood, this gorgeous picture book from Jim LaMarche, the beloved illustrator of A Story for Bear and The Elves and the Shoemaker, tells the story of one stubborn boy's unexpectedly wonderful summer on the river. This is an imagination sparking story about appreciating the simple, natural joys of the world and the people in it, and about discovering and exploring one's own talents. School Library Journal proclaimed,