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Saturdays with a grandson and his grandmother never felt better. The two characters share Saturdays talking, doing chores, and finally making Mammaw's special teacakes.
 * 3-5**
 * //Saturdays and Teacakes// by Lester Laminack, ISBN-10: 156145303X

A young African-American girl can't seem to find anything beautiful in her neighborhood. She decides to poll various neighbors asking them what they think is beautiful. For an old man it is the touch of a smooth stone; for Miss Delphine, it's the taste of the fried fish sandwich in her diner; for Aunt Carolyn, it's the sound of her baby's laugh. Cumulating these things, she decides to create her something beautiful.
 * //Something Beautiful// by Sharon Dennis Wyeth, ISBN-10: 0440412102

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge lives next to an old folks home where he likes all the old people in the home, but his favorite is Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper. One day Wilfred hears his parents talking about how Miss Nancy has lost her memory. Curious about what a memory was, he asks people in the old folks home what a memory is. Mrs. Jordon says a memory is something warm, Mr. Hosking says it's from long ago, Mr. Tippett says it's something that makes you cry, Miss Mitchell claims it's what makes you laugh, and Mr. Drysdale says it's as precious as gold. Wilfred compiles objects of this nature to give to Miss Nancy to help her get her memory back.
 * //Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge// by Mem Fox, ISBN-10: 1862913471

A boy talks with a tiny ant that he wants to step on while the ant pleads for mercy.
 * //Hey, Little Ant// by Phillip M. Hoose and Hannah Hoose, ISBN-10: 1883672546

Trisha wants to learn but has trouble. She endures her classmates' cruel sayings and falls behind in her studies. Until one day, her new 5th grade teacher, Mr. Falker, offers encouragement and help and Trisha's life changes.
 * //Thank You, Mr. Falker// by Patricia Polacco, ISBN-10: 0399237321