Jake's new toy plane is missing. No one knows where it is, except Katie Woo. But Katie wants to keep the plane. What should she do? No More Teasing Note From the Publisher: A mean boy always teases Katie Woo. It makes Katie sad and mad. How can she make the bully stop teasing her? The Big Lie Note From the Publisher: Jake's new toy plane is missing. No one knows where it is, except --Books That Heal Kids Blog When I was growing up, it was quite a task to find a book series featuring a female protagonist who was not white. Ramona Quimby, Nancy Drew, the Sweet Valley Twins, 95% of the Babysitters Club, etc. were all white. They are wonderful books and childre --Substitutes, FTW! blog Fran Manushkin is the author of many popular picture books, including ""How Mama Brought the Spring""; ""Baby, Come Out!""; ""Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story""; and ""The Tushy Book"". There is a real Katie Woo she's Fran's great-niece but she never gets in half the trouble of the Katie Woo in the books. Fran writes on her beloved MacBook in New York City, without the help of her two naughty cats, Cookie and Goldy.
