Dashka Slater

"One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued...

An inquisitive fox named Marco and a bored flock of pigeons join the crew of deer Captain Sylvia, setting sail in her antlered ship in search of a wonderful island and finding friendship on the way.

Bored with eating salad, our French snail hero peruses the library stacks, looking for a cookbook.

The French snail Escargot attends a party, hoping to find his snailentine, but he instead finds a surprising new friend.

"Kayla loves riding her pink pony, a three-wheeled bike, up and down the street, day after day. But then Daddy announces that it's time for a big-kid bike, one with just two wheels. At the store, Kayla selects her mount, but when she tries to ride it, she is thrown--again and again. Can she tame this intimidating set of wheels? Or is the new blue bike just too wild? Tender and relatable, Wild Blue captures the emotions of moving up in the world through...

After taking a walk with his mother, Baby's new white shoes with the blue stripe are covered with a variety of colors.

To protect Feylawn and the creatures living there, twelve-year-old Rufus and his cousin Abigail must prevent their grandfather's property from being sold to ruthless goblins.