Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Adbullah, Pari, as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named, is everything.

Vividly depicts the colorful, sometimes disreputable, inhabitants of a run-down area in Monterey, California.

Charlie and his mother walk around the neighborhood doing errands so that Charlie can write in his notebook about the people and places that make up his community.

An evil scientist terrorizes a California community with killer bees. They use human bodies to procreate and in some cases they take control of people's minds. By the author of Guardian.

In this book without words, a family experiences the destruction and rebuilding of their home and community after a flood.

Destiny's favorite place in the world is Mrs. Wade's bookstore, so when she finds out it may close she stirs the community to help out, then works on a special gift of her own to encourage Mrs. Wade.

A wandering cat brightens the lives of six lonely people--and persuades all of them to feed him until a near accident brings them all together.

Simple text and collage illustrations remind the reader that we are stronger together than alone.